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Community speakers urge Baltimore County Board to reject class‑size increases and demand budget transparency
Summary
At a Jan. 20 public hearing on the superintendent's proposed FY2027 operating budget, dozens of parents, teachers and advocates warned that raising average class sizes to 25:1 and cutting hundreds of positions would harm students and called for an independent audit and greater transparency about which school‑based roles are at risk.
Speakers at a Jan. 20 public hearing urged the Board of Education of Baltimore County to reject parts of Superintendent Miriam Rogers’s proposed fiscal 2027 operating budget, saying it would raise class sizes, eliminate hundreds of school‑based positions and rely on unsustainable one‑time reserves.
The hearing, called by Chairwoman Jane Lichter, drew parents, teachers, PTA leaders and union representatives who emphasized that the package protects negotiated pay increases but shifts costs into staffing reductions and larger classroom rosters. Lloyd Allen, vice president of TABCO, told the board, “There is no world where removing 594 adults from our school system improves student outcomes,” and called for full transparency about which positions are slated for abolishment.
The issue matters to families and educators because the proposal would reshape how many teachers and specialists are in classrooms. Several speakers said the…
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