Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) wants to phase out state-financed, private-school scholarships created by former Republican governor Larry Hogan.
former Maryland governor Larry Hogan that allows low-income students in the state to attend private schools using state money is quietly causing friction among Democrats in Annapolis.On one side is Hogan’s successor, Gov. Wes Moore , who, backed by top leaders of the House of Delegates, moved to slash 20 percent of the $10 million in state-funded scholarships from his first budget, with the goal of phasing the program out, saying public dollars should go to public schools.
“I’ve seen a number of low-income students in my own district really excel and succeed in schools that are doing really great work for them, both academically and socially, and emotionally,” Senate President Bill Ferguson said Friday. “And so, my thoughts are that so long as we are fully funding our public schools and doing more than is expected for our public schools that we should help students in different sorts of circumstances.
Jones said that phasing out the program, rather than ending it immediately, will allow current students and their siblings to continue to participate in the scholarship program.More than 1 in 3 BOOST program students came from Baltimore County this school year, according to the Maryland Department of Education. Most of the others are from Baltimore City and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, at a total cost of $10 million, according to the department.
“I’ve always seen it as a small investment in making sure that young people who might not otherwise have an opportunity for education on that level to be afforded an education,” said Hayes, who now serves in the state Senate. “And so I get some of the opposition to it, but to families and young people and the heart of West Baltimore in places like Sandtown, Park Heights and Penn North, it means a great deal to them.
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