Sun Opinion Page Hosts “Blueprint” Back-and-Forth
As the Kirwan school funding debate heats up in Annapolis, the Sun carries varying views on the logic behind, the resources for, and the solutions embraced, of the ambitious plan.…
Sun: It Wasn’t Kirwan’s Job To Say How To Pay For Its Plan
The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board continues its missives on the proposed education plan by refuting the argument that the Kirwan Commission "failed" to develop a financing plan for its recommendations…
Kirwan Commission Considers Major Pay Increase for Teachers
Eliminating the gap in compensation between teachers and high-status professions that require comparable levels of education is a major piece of the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education's…
General Assembly to Consider Bill to Tax Certain Business Services
The General Assembly will consider a bill to levy the general sales and use tax on certain business services. Services in Maryland are generally not taxable. Every state that has…
House Committees To Take Up Education Amidst COVID
Two House of Delegates Committees will host a June 11 virtual meeting, to discuss education plans with a range of stakeholders. The House of Delegates Commmittees on Appropriations, and Ways…
Early Kirwan Legislation is a Push in the Right Direction
With some of the early findings coming from the Kirwan Commission, there is a proposed bill that would implement several of its early policy recommendations. Some of the highlights include…
MABE Announces 2020 Legislative Priorities
The Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) announced their top priorities yesterday. From The Education Advocate: MABE’s top priorities for the 2020 Legislative Session include: • Support for continued…
