After years of silence, Maryland education leaders do homework, find funding flaws

Baltimore (WBFF) — Maryland education leaders say they are now open to changing how the state funds public schools. This comes after Project Baltimore exposed how millions of your dollars are going to schools to educate students who are not there.

Project Baltimore, since 2021, has been investigating potential problems with how Maryland funds public schools. But for four years, state education leaders have been unwilling to address the concerns we’ve uncovered.

Now, one recent Fox45 News report appears to have had an impact. Last month, Project Baltimore exposed how Maryland schools got an estimated $168 million last year to educate students who were not in class…

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