Rated as the wealthiest county per capita in the state by Kirwan Commission standards, Worcester County’s public school system would see only a comparatively small increase in state aid to education under the commission’s proposed funding formula released this week.
More formally known as the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education and headed by Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan, the education study group issued preliminary recommendations, spreadsheets and projections that break down how state and local government contributions would be apportioned in the state’s massive overhaul of school funding.
The formula shows that Worcester County would have to budget an additional $5.3 million on its schools in 2030, while the state’s contribution would grow by $7 million for a combined $12.3 million increase in 2030 school spending in Worcester.
By contrast, Wicomico County, which ranks 22nd in the state in per capita wealth, would receive an additional $73.8 million from the state, while its local contribution to the school budget would have to grow by $9.4 million.
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Here we go again folks. Throwing billions more at the education system. Before we throw more money I have some questions to ask that this one-sided study did not address. I was at some of the failed Thornton Commission that was suppose to be the savior of the education system. They too came up with an elaborate plan. They too were "not charged" with a way to pay for their elaborate plan. We know what happened with Thornton. It failed. The exact same problems that we had presented to Thornton are the exact same problems that are presented to Kirwan today. Nothing was solved except the General Assembly figured out ways to raise taxes. That is exactly what will happen now.
I want to know why the Thornton Commission failed.I want accountability for the billions of dollars that appear to have been wasted on this program. We all know that the Common Core method of teaching has failed miserably giving us a generation of students who can't read, write or create a simple paragraph and YET! YET! we still find this damaging method of teaching in many of our schools. It's almost as if someone has purposely set our kids up for failure.
No Bill should go forward until these basic questions are answered. I can go into this much deeper, and I will, but for now I just hope that the word gets around and someone pushes a pause button on this initiative
More to come. Jon E Jrr.
They must be using that 'Common Core' math to figure it out.
Dumping more money and raising taxes for a failed school system is not the answer!
I would rather see the money used for a school voucher program to allow lower income parents the opportunity for their children to attend a private school of their choice.
More government and more money is not the answer. The recent problems at Salisbury Middle and Bennett are good examples of a failed system. I had my kids in a private Christian school until I could no longer afford it. I feel bad to this day that they had to go to Bennett because of this.
Public education is a bottomless pit to throw money into without any tangible results.
Here we go again HOGAN and Culver raising taxes instead of making the Educational system held accountable. Get rid of the high salaries of the Administrators. There are Lower salaried Employees that would be more effective and get better results. Just look at the Bennett Middle School it was built on a "Marsh". Nothing could be built on they land since before the 60's. Houlihan's were denied the right to expand their trailer that is right next door because they could never get it to pass County regulations. The State had to go back in there before it was finished because the sidewalks were cracking because of the ground was giving away / moving. Where was this accountability? Wicomico will be building another school and this one demolished in 10 years. You better pray for the safety of these students and that it will collapse with no students in the buildings.
5:21 - not quite sure what you mean by, "Wicomico will be building another school and this one demolished in ten years". What school was demolished after it was built for ten years. I must have missed that one.
BINGO 2:31 AGREE TOTALLY..Stop the insanity get school voucher program on the ballot..release the death grip these marxist have on the education system..its broke and pouring more money in WILL NOT WORK!!!
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I don't know about Culver but Hogan is fighting the Kirwan Commission. This will be a huge tax burden on all counties. Baltimore is the 3rd highest in the state on how much they spend on their students. I think that is a great example of spending more money does NOT fix the problem. It just lines the pockets of people.
6:42 when the ground is that unstable you must realize mud shifts. That is what he was saying.
6:43 I didn't see any dirt removed, So they must not have removed the mud that shifts the ground. I know what he said and when the ground shifts you get severe cracks in the floor and the second floor could come crashing down.
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