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	"author_name": "AFT-Maryland",
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	"title": "Don&#x27;t Make Cuts! Cuts to Education &amp; Public Service take Maryland in the Wrong Direction",
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	"description": "With attacks on public education at an all-time high across this nation, funding for Maryland’s public education and pay and benefits for our public service workers cannot be on the chopping block. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was created to ensure that Maryland students have access to the world-class education they deserve. We must not waver in our commitment to our children and their future. The proposed changes: amount to an almost $300M cut to city schools through 2030; would delay the Blueprint’s provisions that give educators time to collaborate; would pause the expansion of community schools; include cuts to the Maryland School for the Deaf, which does not receive Blueprint funding in the first place. While the state considers cuts to education, legislators are also considering altering the 1% cost-of-living adjustment and annual increment in pay agreed to by our unions and Governor Moore, threatening the integrity of the bargaining process. For years, our unions have sounded the alarm on critical staffing shortages – many state agencies could not perform their basic duties. Our unions and the Governor have worked together to reverse this trend, and any changes to our agreements will take us backward. Please sign on to this letter to show your support for education and for public service workers. The quality of education for all of Maryland’s children should be a priority and should not be tampered with while the state works to balance its budget.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-cuts-to-education-and-public-service-for-maryland"
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