The Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus, a chapter organization of MACo, discussed education funding and the activities of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as…
Education funding reform is a hot topic this year. At the MACo Winter Conference, representatives from Maryland's large counties will digest more than just a delicious lunch at their annual MACo…
The Maryland State Board of Education (MSDE) is proposing a new accountability system for public schools that allows low-performing schools to have a lower student pass rate on standardized tests…
The House Ways and Means Committee received a fiscal briefing from the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) on January 22, 2019. This briefing provides a comprehensive overview of the Governor’s fiscal plan, the…
MACo's Summer Conference, "Water, Water Everywhere," is fast approaching. More than 2,500 individuals are expected to participate on August 15-18, 2018, at the Roland Powell Convention Center in Ocean City,…
The social media site Twitter has become a fast-moving setting for news, information, and advocacy on public affairs. We welcome followers of MACo’s own Twitter feed for updates from the Conduit Street blog and…
MACo's offices will be abuzz on September 27, as the Legislative Committee will meet at 11am, and an ad hoc discussion on school funding will follow in the afternoon. The…
Allegany County Public Schools officials received good news recently when the Maryland legislature revised its educational funding formula, resulting in an increase of $793,472 for the local school system for…
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