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The Formula Behind Maryland's K-12 Funding
Publication Date: November 2008
Publisher(s): Maryland Public Policy Institute; Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Author(s): Benjamin Scafidi
Funder(s): Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Funder(s): Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Topic: Education (Education financing, facilities, and equipment)
Keywords: Funding; Fiscal Study; Tax; School Choice
Type: Report
Coverage: Maryland
Abstract:
This report describes Maryland's current system of school finance, provides data describing large increases in funding for K-12 education that have occurred since the passage of the 2002 Bridge Act, and offers the recommendation to make Maryland's system of school finance more transparent to parents, educators, and other taxpayers.