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Bill would require one current principal on the state Board of Education; sponsor says post‑COVID challenges justify practical classroom voice
Summary
House Bill 129 would require that at least one member of the State Board of Education be a current school principal. Sponsor argued a principal brings firsthand understanding of post‑COVID student challenges; the bill was introduced and heard without committee action.
House Bill 129, presented to the Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 5, would add a requirement that one of the 14 members of the Maryland State Board of Education be a current school principal at the time of appointment.
"I think having somebody on the ground on the board that's there with kids that knows the challenges every day is vitally important to…
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