Thanks to all who joined us for this engaging two-part virtual event focused on the steps Maryland can take now and into the future to create an economy that works for everyone.

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Maryland’s budget provides the clearest reflection of our priorities as a state. Choices about where we invest our shared resources can help or hinder children’s education, economic security for families and communities, and public health and safety. These choices about where we invest our shared resources have the potential to advance or to hinder racial and ethnic equity in Maryland.

In this November 2020 panel discussion, our panelists engaged in a robust conversation about choices currently facing state policymakers in areas like education, police funding, and more.

Featured speakers:

• Temi F. Bennett, Esq., Director of Policy and Communication at Consumer Health Foundation
• Shari Davis, Executive Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project
• Tara Huffman, Director of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program at Open Society Institute-Baltimore
• Christopher Meyer, MDCEP Policy Analyst

Moderator: Dr. Khalilah Harris, MDCEP’s Non-Resident Senior Fellow. She is also the managing director for K-12 Education Policy at Center for American Progress.