We believe every Maryland student deserves a world-class education, and we're building the power to make that happen.
Strong Schools Maryland was founded in 2017 with one mission: secure the funding and policies Maryland's students deserve, and hold leaders accountable to delivering them.
About us
Our story
Founded in 2017
We launched to build a statewide grassroots movement focused on securing equitable, well-funded public schools for all Maryland students.
The Blueprint passes — and survives a veto (2020–2021)
After years of organizing, we helped secure passage of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future and successfully rallied support for the 2021 veto override — making it law!
Implementation begins (2022–present)
Now we monitor implementation, advocate for additional legislative reforms, and equip Marylanders to hold state and local officials accountable.
VISION
We envision a Maryland that leads the nation in achieving equitable student outcomes, the equitable funding of public schools, and empowered stakeholder engagement.
Mission
We advocate, build power, and share resources with invested Maryland residents to co-create strong public schools that produce graduates equipped to thrive.
CORE VALUES
Justice
We believe the systems impacting our state’s students must treat them justly so they can thrive. All energy spent preserving injustice within these systems is wasted, at a direct cost to students, their school communities, and society at large.
Lifelong
Learning
We believe that curiosity drives growth, creates possibilities, and keeps us humbly accountable to our other core values as we gain new experiences and proficiencies. When presented with recurring obstacles, we don’t despair; we look for what we can learn.
Civic
Engagement
We believe directly impacted communities contain the power necessary to check powerful, seemingly faceless systems and create positive change. We also know that goalposts shift, and work to ensure the power of people is felt at appropriate levels of influence.
Collective
Impact
We believe in the power of connected people.
When we are together, sharing values, goals, and knowledge, we have all we need.