$80 million in additional funding from the state of Maryland is earmarked for school construction in Baltimore County
The Baltimore County (Md.) school district has received an additional $80 million in state grants for ongoing school construction projects,
WBAL-TV reports that Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski's office says the money will be distributed as follows:
- $26 million toward a new Lansdowne High School
- $20 million toward a like-new Towson High School
- $15 million toward a new Deer Park Elementary School
- $10 million toward a new Scott's Branch Elementary School
- $8 million toward a new addition at Dundalk High School
- $1 million toward a new addition at new Pine Grove Middle School
Olszewski says the extra state funding also will help expedite other projects in the future, including a new Dulaney High School, solutions for high school crowding in the Northeast and Southeast clusters, and plans for a new CTE Center in northwest Baltimore County.
The upcoming school rebuilds and renovations are part of Olszewski's $3.3 billion plan to improve every school in Baltimore County over 15 years.
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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.