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Article: Prince George's School Board Passes $858 Million Budget; Increased Spending to Reduce Class Size, Raise Salaries Faces County Council Scrutiny
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- The Washington Post
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- February 20, 1998
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The Prince George's County Board of Education approved an
$858 million operating budget last night designed to help reduce
class size, raise teacher pay, improve school safety and provide
textbooks for every student in every core subject.
The budget request, which is $78 million more than spending
for the current school year, now goes to County Executive Wayne K.
Curry (D) and the County Council, which must approve a budget for
the 1998-99 school year by the end of May. The council in past years
has not approved a full budget request, but school officials said
they hope there will be no major cuts this year.
"This budget is built on the idea that it is time to rectify
the ...