"Ervin...county could not fund the school system at the level required...at least for the next six years."

Montgomery won't seek waiver for state school funding requirement

Council president hopes to lower education funding bar

by Erin Cunningham and Andrew Ujifusa | Staff Writers

The Montgomery County Council took a major step Thursday toward cutting funding for schools.
The county's elected leaders have rescinded a request made last month seeking to be excused from a state formula for funding education.
The decision would allow the county to reduce the amount of money it gives to Montgomery County Public Schools in the next fiscal year — and potentially every year thereafter.
In a letter Thursday to the Maryland State Board of Education, County Council President Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring and County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) said they do not plan to seek a waiver from Maryland's maintenance-of-effort law...

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