Superintendent Starr's $2,217,247,656

Superintendent Joshua Starr's Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal asks for $48,950,123 over what MCPS received in Fiscal Year 2013.

The Washington Post Editorial:  Montgomery school spending fight

...Montgomery’s school system, the largest in the state, remains excellent. The question is not whether teachers deserve good salaries; they do. But it would be irresponsible for the county to once again fall into the habit of showering more funds onto the schools than it can afford.