View as Webpage 

April 29, 2022

Focus on Early Education: State Board of Ed Takes a Deep Dive

Conduit Street Coverage Meeting Video

With the initial phases and legislative tweaks of the Maryland Blueprint underway, the State Board of Education held a comprehensive discussion this week about the plans ahead for early childhood education. On the docket: expanding pre-kindergarten offerings, transitioning from traditional child care models, and state-led funding and expectations. Conduit Street has your coverage, as we pick through the detailed presentation with highlights for county decision-makers and other stakeholders in this ambitious investment into public schools statewide.

Pickleball at Summer #MACoCon? Take the Survey.

NACo Offers New Guidance for April ARPA Reports April 27 Board of Public Works Meeting: Here’s What Counties Need to Know State to Receive Additional ARPA Funds to Connect Students to Quality Internet Annapolis Hillman Garage Closing May 2 for Full Rebuild Hold the Dates: May 12, 16 for Annapolis Bill Signing Ceremonies Feds Approve Plan for New Bay Bridge Crossing

Deadlines Extended to Withdraw Candidacy, Fill Vacancies for Primary Motorola Solutions Launches Cyber Threat Information Sharing and Analysis Organization Academy Graduate Class, Local Government Fiscal Resiliency, Available at MML Conference Register: NACo 2022 Annual Conference Summer #MACoCon Exhibits, Sponsorships Selling Out Quickly! Fun Fact: County Celebrity Spotting

Anne Arundel Budget Lowers Taxes, Includes Key Taxpayer Benefits Baltimore County and State Commit $20M to Security Square Charles Budget Proposal Prioritizes Core Services, Education, Public Safety St. Mary’s Recreation and Parks Director to Retire Baltimore City Doubles Incentive for First-Time Homebuyers to $10K  Frederick Awards Community Partnership Grants

Want More News? Subscribe to Our Blog

Dr. Cheryl L. Dyson is the New Frederick County Superintendent $14M in Emergency Education Relief Funding Available Garrett Elementary School Named One of Few Green Ribbon Schools Nationwide

Follow MACo and Our Team on Social Media

EPA Threatens to Crack Down on Northern Neighbor State DHS Launches Water Assistance Program Operation ReTree Baltimore County Expansion Tackles Low-Income Neighborhoods Montgomery Seeks Volunteers to Spend Summer Mapping Heat

Calvert’s “Chalk the Walk” Kicks Off Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week Speakers Needed for National Alliance on Mental Illness MD Howard Will Provide Mental Health Services for All Public School Students

Baltimore City Postpones Tax Sale, Removes Owner-Occupied Homes Federal Money Printer Moves to Prince George's Worcester Welcomes New Workforce Development Specialist  Baltimore City’s Avenue Market Gets $2M Federal Investment

Conduit Street Podcast

Listen to Previous Episodes ‌ ‌

Session Wrap-Up: Paid Leave and Everything Education On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Brianna January joins Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson for the second segment of a series of episodes to recap the 2022 legislative session. This week, an overview of the statewide paid family and medical leave program (FMLA), a sweeping school construction bill, community college funding, and pandemic-driven tweaks to the [Kirwan] Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The Conduit Street Podcast is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and online. Listen Now

Counties in Action

Worcester Spreads Child Abuse Prevention Awareness

Frederick Recognizes Top 50 Under 40 with Reception

Queen Anne's Celebrates Opening of Newest Park

Corporate Partner Spotlight

Potomac Edison is proud to provide reliable electric service to 385,000 customers. This includes about 260,000 Maryland customers in all or parts of Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties, and 125,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Potomac Edison has about 500 employees to serve its 5,184-square-mile service area. Its $1.6 billion in assets includes 2,134 miles of transmission lines and more than 16,000 miles of distribution lines.

MACo Corporate Partner Program Details

First time receiving this weekly email? Like what you see? SUBSCRIBE to get more county news and updates from MACo!

‌ ‌ ‌

MACo values your privacy and email inbox space. Please use our easy unsubscribe form if you wish to opt-out of receiving future versions of this weekly email and to choose which emails you do want to receive from MACo. NOTE: If you use Constant Contact's SafeUnsubscribe link, it will prevent us from sending you ANY email from Constant Contact, including conference notifications and legislative updates. Our unsubscribe form will allow you to choose the kinds of emails you receive from MACo.