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is a Human Right which should be guaranteed to every
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citizen of the State, it was so considered in 1867; is it
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less important today?
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2. That removal of Section 3 of Article VIII
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would allow for the diversion of State funds appropriated
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for public education for the support of private and/or
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parochial schools.
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3. That the recognition of higher education,
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generally, in the State of Maryland in the Constitution
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is proper. However, I cannot understand the logic in
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elevating the autonomy of the University of Maryland to
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constitutional status while at the sane time the security
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for public education in the elementary and secondary fields
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should be reduced from constitutional to statutory status.
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Note I say security for public education. I
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guess I should have said fund, rather than just the security
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To speak directly to the point, in Article III,
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Section 52 (11):
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This subsection is the primary protection which
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keeps public schools out of politics. To remove the phrase
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"public education" from (11) is an excellent way to allow
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