Mont.Co. Council: Md. should ‘abolish’ local school boards

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Maryland should “abolish” its local boards of education to help clamp down on growing teacher pension costs, Montgomery County Council President Valerie Ervin said on Monday.

Local boards of education have the authority to set salaries and benefits for public school employees, while state and county governments pick up the tab.

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