Federal economic stimulus money will spare schools in Maryland from millions in proposed cuts.

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Gov. Martin O'Malley says federal economic recovery money will enable Maryland to avoid 700 state employee layoffs and any cuts to an education fund designed to help areas where schooling costs more. The state had been facing 69 million dollars in education funding cuts...

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE AMERICAN REINVESTMENT AND RECOVERY ACT WILL ALLOW US TO PRESENT A PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE ALL OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS SYTEMS WHOLE IN OTHER WORDS, THE CUTS, THE MID-YEAR CUTS AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE OUT SCHOOL SYSTEM WHOLE.

The governor also says the federal money will contribute $329 million to the projected growth of teacher pension costs.

Jessica Forres WAMU 885 News