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Building Fund to Initiate $3.5 Billion in Maryland School Construction

January 17, 2019May 14, 2019 School News 1323 Views Building Opportunity Fund, Governor Larry Hogan, Maryland, school-construction

Gov. Larry Hogan recently announced an initiative to make a historic investment in school construction projects across the state. Gov. Hogan unveiled plans for a Building Opportunity Fund and will submit legislation during the 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly to provide $1.9 billion in new school construction funding over five years.

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Maryland Senator Proposes Lottery Revenue for School Construction

June 21, 2018April 22, 2019 School News 1774 Views Baltimore, Gubernatorial, Lottery Revenue, Maryland, school-construction

State Democratic Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. revealed a new proposal on June 12 to use $5 billion of lottery revenue to fund Maryland’s largest school districts for construction projects, making him the first gubernatorial candidate to address this issue in depth.

Maryland Public School Construction Mulls Funding Options

November 21, 2017December 28, 2018 School News 1772 Views 21st Century Schools Commission, Maryland, Maryland Overcrowding Reduction Act, Maryland State Department of Education

According to the Maryland State Department of Education, there is an estimated $23.3 billion in statewide school construction needed through year 2023, and educators want that to be for up-to-date, efficient and innovative spaces, according to the Associated Press.