Governor Moore submitted a second supplemental budget with over $23 million more in State aid for education. Updated data should trigger a re-do of each county’s local funding obligations for FY 2025.
On March 26, Governor Wes Moore introduced Supplemental Budget No. 2, affecting the previously estimated funds available for State budget operations. Of consequence for county governments is more than $23 million in additional state funding for various aspects of public education, as detailed in this post. Nearly all budgetary updates are stated to reflect “updated enrollment.”
Counties should soon receive updated information on their local school funding obligations for FY 2025. Stay tuned to Conduit Street for more.
Notable additions to state funding for education
Nearly $10 million more for pre-K, reflecting updated enrollment numbers.
Roughly $4.9 million for Concentration of Poverty Grant funding.
Allocating over $4 million in federal funds for career and technical education (CTE).
Almost $3.7 million in additional funding for Blueprint transition grants.
About $644,000 more for compensatory education.
An additional almost $150,000 for Education Effort Adjustment funding.
The proposed Supplemental Budget also cuts education funding in a few areas…
About $901,000 in cuts to funding for students with disabilities, based on updated enrollment.
Nearly 623,000 is cut in the State share of the Foundation Program.
Additionally, the Supplemental Budget includes another $2.5 million in State aid for nonpublic schools for personnel and materials.
