An excellent education system is essential for a good workforce and a productive society. Delegates Boteler and Cluster believe that schools should emphasize basic, strong curriculum. They have worked to increase state assistance for Baltimore County’s public schools, which are among the oldest schools in the state. Despite the state’s budget crisis, Governor Ehrlich and the General Assembly have sharply increased funding for public school construction. In the 2005 legislative session, the Baltimore County delegation secured more than $25 million to renovate our schools.

In addition to renovation money, Delegates Boteler and Cluster strongly support the construction of a new high school to reduce overcrowding in northeastern Baltimore County. In 2004, they successfully lobbied Governor Ehrlich to appoint School Board members more sympathetic to this issue.

In 2005, some legislators proposed changing the law so that the State Senate would approve members of Baltimore County’s School Board. Delegates Boteler and Cluster helped block this bad bill, which would have allowed Senators from places like Montgomery County and the Eastern Shore to select Baltimore County’s local School Board.
 

This page was last edited on March 30, 2006