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So what what one family wants? The state has an economy to keep and [b]that economy pays for 26.8% our your child's public education[/b].  Your taxes only go so far.  The economy thrives on it's summer tourists. OCMD, Annapolis, Inner Harbor, etc...  We don't have the weather or have many mountains that see tourists year round.  The economy needs our summer's thriving and in return it doesn't go in further debt.  It keeps small businesses opened longer and makes their off-season to survive thru, shorter.  If you want longer breaks in-between quarters or a different summer break you need to find states that have year round tourism.  Otherwise be happy our state can continue to pay for the huge increase in poor immigrant population that is now in our schools.  [/quote]

Could you please provide the numbers supporting your assertion that revenue from the tourism industry pays for 26.8% of public education? And could you also provide the numbers supporting the marginal effect of the required post-Labor Day start on the tourism industry?

There are plenty of places with seasonal tourism that don't have 11-12 week summer breaks. How do they manage?[/quote]

Please post what seasonal tourism states have less than 11 weeks of summer?  MCPS had 10.5 weeks this summer and 11.5 next and that is only if there aren't snow days to make up which there will be.  Anyway, please list them please.

The state pays for 26.8% of MCPS funding.  I never said the tourism pays all of that.  That is why I mentioned taxes only get you so far because you do realize there is high poverty in our county and many don't pay taxes but need the most funding per child since you add FARMS and ESOL to many of them.  Having a thriving economy always makes for positive schools.  Some states can only afford to spend $8K per child on education.  Our state is $13K per child and MCPS is a ridiculous $16K per child.  We are not getting that from taxes alone.

Operating Budget
Fiscal Year 2017: $2.46 billion

Funding Sources
Montgomery County: 65.8%
State education aid: 26.8%
Federal govt. grants: 3%
Enterprise funds: 2.6%
Fees, other sources: 0.4%
Fund balance: 1.4%
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