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Jerome Mathew and Christian Bekele

Howard County Board of Education Approves Operating Budget Request

By Jerome Mathew and Christian Bekele on February 25, 2019

On Feb. 19, 2019, the Howard County Board of Education voted to approve the 2020 operating budget, agreeing to a budget of $972.7 million. However, the approved budget is $25.7 million less than HCPSS superintendent Dr. Michael J Martirano’s proposal, as he proposed $998.4 million for the 2020 […]

HCPSS Healthcare Budget Deficit Shrinks to $37 Million

By Jerome Mathew and Christian Bekele on October 5, 2018

On Sept. 26, it was announced by Howard County Public School System Superintendent, Dr. Michael Martirano, that rather than the system’s healthcare deficit increasing to $50 million as predicted, it only reached $37 million for the close of the 2017-2018 fiscal year. This was $13.5 million less than […]