Town Hall Meeting To Tackle Teacher Pension Shift
Teacher pension shifts, salary raises and Maryland's maintenance of effort requirements are on the town hall's agenda.
Ray Leone, president of the Anne Arundel County Council PTA, will join elected officials and educators Monday in a town hall meeting to discuss Maryland’s education issues. Policymakers and more than 100 teachers throughout the state will gather in Annapolis to address public school funding, the maintenance of effort law and more. Leone said one of the biggest topics on the table will be Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed teacher pension shift from state to county governments. The immediate legislation would cost more than $240 million throughout the state. The shift would cause Anne Arundel County $20 million alone in its first year and more than $30 million in the second year, Leone said. “No matter what side you fall on, $20 million is …
Amy Leahy
11:15 am on Monday, March 5, 2012
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