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State Roundup: Hopkins fights suit charging limits on financial aid; judge denies injunction in Montgomery schools over LGBTQ+ issue

HOPKINS FIGHTS SUIT ALLEGING 'PRICE-FIXING CARTEL' THAT LIMITS FINANCIAL AID: Johns Hopkins University was named in a class-action lawsuit accusing it and other top U.S. universities of acting as a “cartel” to limit the amount of financial aid available to students. ...

State Roundup: Baltimore County schools adds gun-detection software to cameras; Superintendent Choudhury’s future still up in air

Baltimore County schools to be outfitted with gun-detecting cameras; MSDE Superintendent Choudhury’s future still up in air as deliberations continue; civil rights activists protest State Police official who was allowed to retire with benefits after passing racist meme.

State Roundup: Judge orders release of 43 of 46 redacted names in church abuse report; Get a clearer picture of school district contracts

Judge orders release of 43 of 46 redacted names in AG’s Catholic Church abuse report; get a clearer picture of school district contracts; Standardized tests find English proficiency improves, while math scores don’t.

Contracted Out: An unprecedented look at Maryland public school spending

Billions of local, state, and federal tax dollars go to funding Maryland’s public schools every year — and now, it will be easier for you to find out how your local school district spent that money.

Baltimore County leads state in transparency of school expenses

The 2019 bill — HB355 — required all school boards to annually report the name of a payee receiving a payment, their zip code, and the amount of the payment for all contracts amounting to $25,000 or more.

State Roundup: Eyes on school systems’ spending; Angelos wants to re-invent Camden Yards campus; Trone picks up endorsements from 30 congressional colleagues

Auditors’ eyes focus on county school systems spending; John Angelos wants to ‘re-invent’ Camden Yards campus; David Trone picks up endorsements from 30 congressional colleagues.

Some school expenses, big and small, remain a mystery

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If you take a look at some of the ways Maryland school districts spend your tax dollars, you may be left with an obvious question:

Audits show trouble lurking in school contracts

Auditors keep a close eye on school district contracting in Maryland — and if you’re wondering why, just look at what happened in May in Montgomery County.

Health care, construction, tech among biggest school expenses

With employee health care costs leading the way, Maryland’s public school districts spent $21.1 billion between fiscal years 2019 and 2022 not on teacher and staff salaries, but on everything else that keeps the schools running.

State Roundup: Budget deficits loom, Moore warns; $600 million in bond money awaits O’s deal; tweaks to cannabis laws likely

Budget deficits loom, Gov. Moore warns; $600 million in stadium improvement bond funds await O’s lease deal; tweaks to cannabis laws likely in next General Assembly session.

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