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MD Governor Proposes $130 Million Plan for Education Expansion

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is supporting $130 million more to expand pre-K and other education priorities. The Republican governor made the announcement Friday.

Hogan says he will support legislation to commit more than $100 million for early support and interventions for young children and their families.

He's also pledging to commit more than $30 million over two years to fund Concentration of Poverty grants to provide full-time coverage of health care practioners and community school coordinators.

He also says he will introduce new legislation to expand access to Advanced Placement tests for low-income students.

Hogan says he will commit to more than $1 million to the AP Opportunities Act of 2020.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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