It’s probably a safe bet (see what I did there) that you know what ante is. That seed money in the pot is an important part of the poker game. It’s what gets that jackpot growing. And if you don’t ante up, you don’t play. The Howard County Public School System is facing the reality that county residents and elected officials want to win the jackpot without tossing a chip on the table.
In January, HCPSS Superintendent Michael Martirano requested a $964.1M FY21 operating budget for the scho...
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budget
<p>Howard County (Maryland) blog posts covering topics pertaining to budgets and budgetary considerations at the local and state level.</p>
Austerity or Bust
Mommy and Daddy are fighting about money again. Daddy lost his job because of the pandemic, and they must figure out how to live only on Mommy's income. Mommy wants to stop buying fresh produce for home-cooked meals and switch to Hungry-Man TV dinners to save money. Daddy thinks they should invest some money into creating a backyard garden so they can grow their own produce instead. Mommy thinks that idea is ridiculous, because in times like these, they should be saving money, not spending ...
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