School officials are concerned fund shortages could get ?ugly?

So far, the Harford County school system will receive only 61 percent of the money wanted for building improvements next year, school officials said at Monday?s Board of Education meeting.

With an aging school system and the worst funding per student of any county in the state, officials laid out the 42 Capital Improvement Projects for 2008 that are eligible for state funding. Nearly $140 million was requested, but only about $85 million has been granted. They asked for almost $59 million from the state, which is set to give about $16 million.