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More funds urged for city schools: Advocates criticize Dixon's budget at taxpayer hearing.

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| April 05, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: John Fritze and Nicole Fuller

Apr. 5--Parents and education advocates criticized Mayor Sheila Dixon's administration yesterday for not spending more on public schools at an annual public hearing on Baltimore's budget. About two dozen residents turned out at the War Memorial Building for the city's annual taxpayer's night -- a hearing that drew about 100 residents last year -- to testify on the fiscal 2007-2008 proposed budget. The budget, Dixon's first as mayor, calls for $2.65 billion in spending and a 2-cent reduction in the property tax rate. Many who spoke seized on the city's proposed $208.1 million contribution to schools, an increase of less than…

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