Keeping Up with Kirwan at #MACoCon
The [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education was formed in 2016 to answer two questions: Should the State revise current education funding formulas? And, what major new education…
Red Maryland: Kirwan Plan “Not The Solution”
Red Maryland's Editor-in-Chief Brian Griffiths joins the blossoming public debate over new school funding plan: "an expensive prescription for cures already tried." Brian Griffiths, editor-in-chief of Red Maryland, offered an analysis…
Kirwan Commission Releases Report
Kirwan Commission Releases Formal Report, Much-Awaited Legislation Still Pending The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Chaired by former University of Maryland Chancellor William "Brit" Kirwan, has released its…
Keeping Up with Kirwan at #MACoCon
The [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education was formed in 2016 to answer two questions: Should the state revise current education funding formulas? And, what major new education…
Clues to the Kirwan Cost Split
The Kirwan Commission is winding down three years of work on educational issues, with far-reaching recommendations. Here, Conduit Street tries to break down what components could end up as county…
Sun Paper Endorses Kirwan Approach, a “Unique Opportunity”
The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board writes that state policymakers should embrace, not run from, the investments in education called for under the still-developing Kirwan Commission The Sun editorial board responds…
How Will Kirwan Affect Maryland’s Shortage of Educators
Enrollment is growing and Maryland school systems are finding difficulty retaining and recruiting teachers. As the Kirwan Commission discusses recommendations for education policy changes, some Maryland counties are proactively recruiting…
What’s On Tap for Kirwan Funding Workgroup? (A Lot)
A packed agenda has been released for the August 22 meeting of the Formula Funding Workgroup, meeting at the direction of the Kirwan School Funding Commission For county officials and…
