Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoes bills pushed by teachers union

Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed three education bills Thursday, calling them “a crude attempt” to dilute accountability in Maryland public schools.

Two of the bills were backed by the Maryland State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union and a frequent target of Hogan’s ire.

The legislation would have changed the composition of the Maryland Board of Education to include two teachers and a parent, made it possible for more school supervisors to join the union and made it harder to fire hundreds of political appointees at the state Department of Education.

Hogan’s veto of the bills is final because it is the last year of the four-year term and the next General Assembly does not have authority to override him.

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