Maryland Non-Public Schools Seek Additional State Aid

The Maryland Catholic Conference and the Maryland Nonpublic Schools Legislative Coalition hosted a series of conferences around the state on Monday to build support for proposals to increase Maryland funding for non-public schools. Southern Maryland Online today reports that the groups' legislative goals for 2007 are (1) to increase funding for the Nonpublic School Textbook and Technology Program; (2) to include nonpublic school teachers in benefits already available to public school teachers, such as teacher scholarships and the Quality Teacher Incentive Tax Credit; and (3) to enact a Maryland tax credit for businesses who contribute to both public and nonpublic schools.