Montgomery County will absorb a greater teacher pension burden next year, if Tuesday’s election is any indication — according to the Maryland Politics Watch blog.
Local political observer David Lublin expects less support for Montgomery when pensions are discussed in the General Assembly, referencing pickups by Republicans on county councils and commissions statewide.
“The constituency to protect teacher pensions in the counties outside of Montgomery has shrunk and the General Assembly will react accordingly,” he predicts.
Montgomery County school officials, pointing to growing enrollment and a less affluent student body, say it will cost more next fiscal year to run one of the nation’s largest school systems — regardless of the teacher pension issue.
