Less than a quarter of Maryland teachers said they were “very familiar” with the Common Core State Standards when asked about it last fall, according to a survey conducted for the Maryland State Department of Education. The survey found that roughly half of teachers, 55%, said they were “somewhat familiar” with Common Core, while 24% said they were not familiar with the standards at all.
Day: March 25, 2014
House Republicans propose limiting Md. budget growth to 1%
Republican members of the Maryland House of Delegates are calling on the legislature to trim next year’s budget and avoid cutting payments to the state’s pension fund.
The House Minority Caucus presented its alternative budget plan Tuesday, which reduces spending growth to 1% from the fiscal year 2015’s budget proposed 4%.
State Roundup, March 25, 2014
Lt. Gov. Brown continues to support an open review of state’s troubled health exchange, but some reporters are having a tough time getting documents; bill to legalize raw milk sales pulled till next year; House Republicans to introduce their annual alternative budget; two bills covering corrections workers die; Del. Parrott urges his supporters to be vocal against bill to ban bias against transgendered people; Arundel program to withhold tax refunds from those with outstanding warrants could go statewide; on the hustings, Lt. Gov. Brown touts work against domestic violence; U.S. Rep. Ruppersberger to introduce bill to end NSA bulk communication collection; and Supremes won’t hear Frederick immigration case.
Prince George’s Schools: Auditors find millions in overpayments, inefficiencies, lack of controls
The Prince George’s County Public School System overpaid employees millions of dollars because of lax controls on payrolls and “sick-leave banks,” according to one of many repeat findings by legislative auditors.
The audit also found that hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and expenses within the school system do not have proper oversight and safeguards. Among the findings: $200 million of equipment is not adequately protected against theft or loss by inventory tracking systems; regular physical inventory counts; and researching missing property.
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