State plans to reduce school spending, taxes by closing every public school

State officials wrestle with school spending in a tough moment

By SASHA ALLEN ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to figure out their education budget this spring after learning that $418 million they’d been expecting for public schools from the federal government may not come through. Senate President Bill Ferguson says the state had already spent approximately $300 million of the money when they learned a few days ago that President Donald Trump’s education department may not reimburse them as p…

State plans to reduce school spending, taxes by closing every public school

MONTPELIER- Gov. Scot Phillips has announced a new plan to reduce school spending in Vermont, calling on the Legislature to pass a bill that would close all public schools in Vermont. “People want property tax relief,” said Phillips at a presser on Tuesday, April 1.  “What would offer more relief than closing all of our public schools. That will save taxpayers billions of dollars.”