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WEBVTT VETO WENT DOWN IN DEFEAT.[APPLAUSE] TIM: DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS JOINEDTHE RANKS OF THOSE HUDDLED AT APRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE CASTINGTHEIR FINAL VOTES TO OVERRIDETHE GOVERNOR'S VETO.>> WE'RE STANDING WITH MARYLANSTUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, ANDCIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS.SO I'LL BE PROUD TO CAST MY VOTEFOR AN OVERRIDE OF HIS VET>> IT HAS A STAMP ON TOP THATSAYS A VETOED.THAT MEANS WE ARE REJECT IT.TIM: THE GOVERNOR MADE ONE LASDITCH EFFORT ON WEDNESDAY TOKILL THE LEGISLATION PUBLICLYBEFORE STUDENTS AT A BALTMORECITY CHARTER SCHOOL, BUT IT MATHE GOVERNOR IS CONCERNED THEPROTECT OUR SCHOOLS ACT WILL TIETHE HANDS OF HIS BOARD OFEDUCATION, LIMITING THEIR POWERIN HELPING TO IMPROVE FAILINGSCHOOLS.>> HIS NARROW AGENDA OF PRIVATESCHOOL VOUCHERS AND FOR-PROFITCHARTER SCHOOLS IS NOT SUPPORTEDBY THE VAST MAJORITY OF MARYLANDFAMILIES WHO RELY ON PUBLISCHOOLS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.TIM: THE BILL'S SUPPORTERSACCUSED THE ADMINISTRATION OFTAKING A NARROW VIEW OF HOW TOTURN SCHOOLS AROUN>> WE'RE NOT INTERESTED INGIVING UP OUR RESPONSIBILITY TOPROVIDE A PUBLIC EDUCATIONTIM: THE GOVERNOR DID MAKE GOODON HIS PROMISE TO CONTINUEFUNDING TO MAKE VOUCHEAVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO WANTTO ATTEND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS.THE STATE'S PTA COUNCIL IS AMOTHOSE CALLING FOR UNITY.>> IT'S NOT ABOUT POLITICS.IT'S ABOUT WHETHER OUR CHILDRHAVE ACCESS TO STRONG, HIGHQUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.TIM: AND THAT'S SOMETHING BOTHSIDES SAY THEY BELIEVE IS STILLPOSSIBLE IN THE MONTHS AHEADTHE GOVERNO ISSUED A STATEMENTTHIS AFTERNOON SAYING IN PART "IAM SAD FOR KIDS TRAPPED INFAILING SCHOOLS AND CONCERNEDABOUT LOSING FEDERAL EDUCATIONDOLLARS." HE CALLED THE OVERRIDE

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The Maryland General Assembly voted Thursday to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that creates a formula for identifying and assisting struggling schools.Download the WBAL appThe Senate voted 32-15 Thursday for the override. The House voted 90-50 for it earlier in the day.Democratic lawmakers joined the ranks of those huddled at a press conference Thursday morning before casting their final votes to override the governor's veto of the Protect Our Schools Act. "We're standing with Maryland students, parents, teachers and civil rights activists. So I'll be proud to cast my vote for an override of his veto," said Delegate Eric Luedtke, D-Montgomery County.Supporters say the bill takes a creative approach to provide a big-picture view of how schools succeed and protects public schools from privatization."His narrow agenda of private school vouchers and for-profit charter schools is not supported by the vast majority of Maryland families who rely on public schools in their neighborhoods," said Betty Weller, president of the Maryland State Education Association.Hogan and other Republicans who oppose the bill say it's too lax on academic performance standards and makes it difficult to fix struggling schools. The governor is also concerned that the Protect Our Schools Act will tie the hands of the state Board of Education, limiting their power in helping to improve failing schools.The governor posted a response to the veto override on Facebook, saying:"I'm sad for the kids they are trapping in failing schools, and concerned about losing our federal education funding. This will long be remembered as a low point in Maryland’s legislative history."The bill's supporters accused the administration of taking a narrow view of how to turn schools around. "We're not interested in giving up our responsibility to provide a public education," said Delegate Mary Washington, D-Baltimore City.The governor did make good on his promise to continue funding to make vouchers available for students who want to attend non-public schools. The state's PTA council is among those calling for unity. "It's not about politics. It's about whether our children have access to strong, high-quality public schools," said Elizabeth Leight, president of the Maryland PTA.The measure is the Legislature's response to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. It allows states to decide how to use a mix of test scores, academic growth and other factors to identify failing schools.WBAL-TV 11 News Education Alert reporter Tim Tooten contributed to this report