Annapolis, MD (September 29, 2010) - What do you do when your opponent rolls out a new series of TV ads championing continued investments in public education? If you're Bob Ehrlich, you show your true colors and respond with a promise to cut public education funding.
In a shocking admission to the Associated Press, Ehrlich today said he would cut funding to Maryland's public schools in Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore City.
The full article is available here and pasted below.
"Bob Ehrlich couldn't have done a better job of laying out the contrast between his own failures to invest in public education and Governor Martin O'Malley's record of making record investments in our schools," said Travis Tazelaar, Executive Director of the Maryland Democratic Party.
"While Ehrlich is openly pledging to cut off funding for schoolchildren in our most populous jurisdictions, Governor Martin O'Malley is talking to voters about building new schools, keeping college affordable, and making sure that every child gets the quality education he or she deserves."
The O'Malley-Brown campaign's "Education" series of TV ads highlights Governor O'Malley's record investments in public education and school construction even in the toughest times, as well as the Governor's fight to make college more affordable for more Marylanders by freezing tuition for four years in a row. The ads will begin airing today in the Baltimore market and can be viewed here.
Ehrlich's admission today isn't surprising, given that Ehrlich cut school construction funding in better economic times--leading to a crisis in our public schools--and he voted to eliminate the Department of Education while serving in Congress.
Governor O'Malley has been recognized nationally for his efforts to advance public education in Maryland. This year, he was named "America's Greatest Education Governor" by the National Education Association and Maryland recently won one of only ten federal Race to the Top Grants under O'Malley's leadership. Ehrlich Says He Wouldn't Fund GCEI
ANNAPOLIS,Md.(AP)― If former Gov. Robert Ehrlich gets his old job back,he says he would not fund Maryland's Geographic Cost of Education Index, which compensates jurisdictions where education is more expensive at a cost of about $126 million a year when fully funded.
Ehrlich discussed some of his thoughts about the state budget during an interview Tuesday afternoon at his home. Ehrlich never funded the GCEI when he was governor from 2003 to 2007.
Gov. Martin O'Malley, Ehrlich's Democratic opponent, did not fund the geographical index in his first year as governor in the budget he submitted in 2007. O'Malley funded it at 60 percent the next year. With help from federal stimulus money, O'Malley funded it 100 percent in fiscal year's 2010 and 2011.
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6 comments:
so when the teachers unions are bleeding us dry and we are building monuments instead of schools, the state is going broke maybe just maybe ehrlich is stnading up to the broken system. take note of what is going on in new jersey. try it from that perspective and it is a good thing. you think anyone looks at it that way. we can't afford the status quo
very good , needs to be cut.
Cut the teachers salaries first , then the free lunches ,
This means, Good by Ehrlich
it shows O'Malley is just chasing votes and Ehrlich is looking out for the entire state. Maybe one day the democrat voters will realize they are being bought with lip service.
So O'Malley where is the money going to come from??????
The BOE already gets more than half of the tax base. It needs to be cut. It only serves about 1/7th of the population for 3/4 of the year.
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