The Prince George’s County Council approved a $2.7 billion budget Thursday that slightly reduces spending on education but sustains several key schools programs and may avert teacher layoffs. With the new budget, council members also allocated funds for an economic development fund and for road repairs, new police and fire recruits, and a one-time $750 bonus for county employees. The public school system receives the single largest share of the county budget: Spending on the schools will total about $1.6 billion, about $13 million less than the current budget. Read full article > >

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Prince George’s passes budget
with modest cuts to education spending

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Budget cuts and teacher layoffs are undermining a decades-long push to shrink class sizes.

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A spat over teacher layoffs shed light on the differing styles of Andrew M. Cuomo and Michael R. Bloomberg.

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The House of Representatives — back in town during its summer recess — is expected to vote Tuesday will on a $26 billion package designed, in part, to help avoid teacher layoffs.

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The House of Representatives will be back in session this week to take up a $26 billion bill designed, in part, to help avoid teacher layoffs.

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