School funding a concern as Baltimore leaders collect feedback on $4.4B spending plan

Concerns over a big, surprise hike in Baltimore’s dues for education funding are front of mind for city leaders as City Council members prepare to hash out the details of Mayor Brandon Scott’s proposed $4.4 billion budget. A meeting of the city’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday offered the first public forum for other elected officials to weigh in on the mayor’s spending plan for the budget year beginning July 1.