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…
Conduit Street Podcast: Primary Ballot Battle, Kirwan 2.0, Wynne Whammy, & #MACoCon
On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson break down the primary ballot battle between gubernatorial Candidate Valerie Ervin and the State Board of…
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…
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…
Rural County Coalition Shares Lunch, Policy Updates at #MACoCon
The Rural County Coalition held their regular lunch event at the MACo 2019 December Winter Conference on December 5. The Coalition heard updates on a variety of policy issues, including…
National Center Highlights Maryland Pending School Reforms
The National Center on Education and the Economy, a nonprofit fueling much of the work of Maryland's Kirwan Commission, presented a panel discussion of the Maryland vision, with suggestions that…
Kirwan Commission Charts Path Forward
The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education held its most recent meeting today in Annapolis. Known as the Kirwan Commission because it is chaired by former University System Chancellor…
The Changing Face of Maryland Education 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…
