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Parents, teachers and union leaders urge Worcester County to fully fund schools to meet $60,000 starting-salary mandate
Summary
More than a dozen parents, teachers and union leaders urged commissioners at the May 5 public hearing to fully fund the Board of Education's FY27 request, citing statutory obligations under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future and the need to retain staff.
A succession of parents, teachers and union leaders told Worcester County commissioners May 5 that fully funding the Board of Education's FY27 request is essential to meet a statutory starting-salary requirement and to retain educators.
"By 07/01/2026, the law requires that the minimum starting salary of $60,000 happens," Beth Shockley Lynch, president of the Worcester County Teachers Association, told commissioners. Lynch and many other speakers framed the Board of Education's request not as a discretionary ask but as a compliance and retention issue: speakers said starting pay that falls short of the state…
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