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Saturday, June 29, 2019

County fretting over state aid, teacher raises

The Kirwan Commission work group that is developing new funding formula proposals for the state’s public school systems over-shadowed the main request made by the board of education during a Worcester County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday.

At issue was whether the commissioners would approve the teacher salary increases that were called for and funded by the Maryland General Assembly’s education bill, The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

Vince Tolbert, chief financial officer for the Worcester County Board of Education, said the legislation — and the funding — covers fiscal years 2020 and 2021. He added $165,478 was allocated for the school district.

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