The budget allocates $2.78 billion for the public school system, exceeding a state requirement for maintenance of effort and fully meeting the Board of Education’s funding request. Richard S. Madaleno Jr., Elrich’s chief administrative officer, said the county is exploring whether some of the new mental health programming for students could be funded directly by the school system, which is on track to receive more than $400 million in funding from the federal government.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2021 17:26 UTC