New schools are community anchors
October 12, 2017
The Daily Record
by Joe Nathanson
Daily Record 2017 10-02 New schools community anchors
“With the start of the 2017-2018 school year, some 82,000-plus Baltimore City schoolchildren have returned to their classrooms and the next round of academic adventures and challenges. As the result of the Baltimore 21st Century Schools initiative, some of the children have the benefit of now doing their work in brand new school buildings.
As a reminder, the Baltimore 21st Century Schools program is the result of 2013 legislation signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley providing approximately $1 billion for the renovation or replacement of Baltimore City school buildings. The massive construction effort is now being overseen by four partners: the City of Baltimore, the city School Board, the state’s Interagency Committee on School Construction and the Maryland Stadium Authority..”