HCEA President: 'Dismayed' By County Budget Proposal
Harford County Education Association President Ryan Burbey wrote a letter to the editor in response to Harford County County Executive David Craig's proposed budget.
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Officials: No Harford School Shutdowns On Tap
A teacher's union president suggested two Harford schools may one day be forced to close if Harford County Public Schools aren't granted more funding from Harford County.
UPDATED (11:27 p.m.)—Despite the suggestion from a teacher's union president that Harford County Public Schools may need to consider closing some institutions, no such school shutdowns are imminent, officials said Monday. Ryan Burbey, president of the Harford County Education Association, said during public comment at last week's Harford County Council meeting that a decline in funding for education may eventually force schools to consider shutting down some buildings. Burbey addressed an "imminent funding crisis" for Harford County Public Schools. "If we don’t do something soon, your schools face dramatic cuts," he said. "The schools that are most at-risk are our at-risk schools, our schools at the upper end of the county where the …
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MDPatriot
9:54 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
If there is such a "low enrollment" in higher capacity schools in the County, then why does MORE money need to be thrown at them? One would think that lower enrollment would mean LESS money required for operations, etc.. more ›