“It’s a big number,” O’Neal ... Carroll is not unique in this. “Every school system in Maryland is spending over the required amount in the Blueprint,” Shockney said.

In order to accommodate Blueprint mandates, the school system now plans to fire 80 ... in the southern part of the county will pay a big chunk of it via larger class sizes for their children.

A Senate committee advanced parts of Maryland’s sweeping education reform plan Friday, splitting the difference between previous versions.