Inflation and Legislative Cuts Have Eroded Blueprint Reforms

Foundation funding per pupil (inflation adjusted, 2021 and 2026 expectations), cumulative percentage change compared to FY 2021 (FY 2021–2031)

Adjusted for inflation using Congressional Budget Office projections of CPI-U, vintage February 2021 and February 2026. While the implicit price deflator for state and local government would more accurately reflect costs facing school systems, forecasts of this measure are not available.
Chart: Maryland Center on Economic PolicySource: Blueprint for Maryland's Future legislation (Ch. 55 of 2021, Ch. 237 of 2025), CBO Economic Forecast, Feb. 2021 and Feb. 2026Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper