Superintendent asks for increase in funds

Published January 4, 2008 5:00am ET



The Howard County Public School System superintendent calls his 7.2 percent increase in the fiscal 2009 operating budget a legitimate amount given the impact of last year?s legislative special session.

The proposed budget, which was unveiled at a school board meeting Thursday, is $656.7 million ? $43.8 million more than the adopted 2008 operating budget.

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