http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-schools401,0,2738928.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich Jr. said he supports the state school board's new plan to bring in outside managers for 11 failing schools in Baltimore, despite opposition from the General Assembly. The board wants to give state education officials the authority to select entities outside the city school system to take over poor-performing schools and turn them around academically. Seven of the schools would be turned into charter schools. Elected leaders and school officials in Baltimore said the decision was made with no consultation and almost no advance notice from the state. The legislature appears to have enough votes against the plan to override a veto by Erlich, but the governor said in an interview that the veto-proof margins may not last. He said he has spoken with several senators in recent days about the plan. "Many understand that what [the Superintendent] is doing is right, and it's right for the kids," he said.
Source: Baltimore Sun
Date: 04/01/2006
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