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Ecker and county officials are asking lawmakers and Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) to step up state funding for the system.
Grasmick Reiterates That She's Staying
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), who expressed his displeasure with state School Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick after his election in November, told reporters yesterday, "I would like to have a secretary of education that I can trust, and one day I will."
The problem is, he has no authority to fire her. That's up to the state Board of Education. Corralled by reporters yesterday, Grasmick made it clear that she's not planning to go anywhere.
"I made a commitment to the state board, and I'm going to serve through my term," she said. "Continuity is very critical and one thing that's been such an asset to Maryland."
Noting that O'Malley was the fourth governor she'd served under, she said: "The relationship doesn't always begin with mutual understanding, but you build there. Like with Glendening. It doesn't start well, but it ended as a beautiful thing."
Grasmick noted that the state constitution deliberately set up the education chief to be appointed by a board rather than the governor to insulate the position from political pressure.
Staff writers Rosalind S. Helderman, John Wagner and William Wan contributed to this report.
