Politics & Government
Poll: What Do You Think About Teacher Pensions?
Debate heats up in the state as counties and state debate how to pay for the increasing costs of pensions.
As the teacher pension debate heats up, Patch's Bryan Sears reported recently that Baltimore County would in the shift from the state to the county.
Gov. Martin O'Malley that Maryland is probably the only state that still pays 100 percent of teacher pension costs. State officials have said that a shift makes sense, given that the state has no say in the contracts negotiated to hire teachers.
Counties have said that they cannot afford the expense of covering more of the burden of teacher pensions.
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Patch wants to know, who do you think should pay for teacher pensions?
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