The Annapolis political blog MarylandReporter.com just posted a fascinating story about a normally boring topic: a hearing held by the State Senate Budget and Tax Committee. Low-and-behold, a prominent national economist from Moody Analytics not only "gave Maryland senators an upbeat analysis of the economy", but also said:
"...state policymakers should look at the longer term and focus on educational structure and infrastructure. They should make the “the right kind of investments” to level opportunities for the middle and lower income Marylanders."...
Next time an elected official questions the wisdom of investing in education -- or argues that the county should continue to freeze local per-pupil spending below 2007 levels (yes - certain members of the Montgomery County Council continue to assert that they won't raise local per-pupil spending as a bargaining chip for state legislative action!) -- you can remind them that even Wall Street thinks Maryland should be investing in education.
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