Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in Bradford v. Maryland State Board of Education filed the appeal Friday, further prolonging the decadeslong argument over whether the state is adequately funding Baltimore City Schools.
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As Maryland lawmakers put their final touches this week on the state’s budget plan, Baltimore City school leaders say the jurisdiction is being left out of key education funding meant to combat poverty.
Civil rights attorneys say they haven’t ruled out appealing a Maryland court’s ruling this month in a decades-old lawsuit over the state’s funding for Baltimore City schools.
Seven charter school operators are petitioning the Maryland State Board of Education to rewrite Baltimore City school system’s funding formula related to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.