January 1989

"In the last decade, one task force and two courts have examined Maryland's formula for public education aid. All three have determined that the system distributes money unfairly, failing to help the state's poorer schools provide the same quality of education that exists in the wealthier jurisdictions.

Baltimore City, the focus of this report, in particular has faced major financial difficulties in recent times, despite the fact that city schools teach almost half of Maryland's disadvantaged students.