Education advocates to legislature: No cuts to Blueprint education plan

They acknowledged the looming budget shortfall, and said there have been challenges implementing the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, but the main theme of a meeting Tuesday on the state's sweeping education reform plan was plain: Don't cut it.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 716

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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They acknowledged the looming budget shortfall, and said there have been challenges implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the state’s sweeping education reform plan, but those weren’t the main themes at a meeting on the plan Tuesday.

“They better not cut it,” said Cheryl McLeod of Howard County after a two-hour meeting Tuesday night.

McLeod, a member of a nonprofit organization called World Class Grads, was among two dozen parents, educators, community leaders and others …

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