MACo on Kirwan Blueprint: Rely on State Funding
MACo has submitted a Letter of Information for today's public hearing on the Kirwan Blueprint legislation. The statement calls for the State to provide the resources for the ambitious school…
County Officials Navigate Kirwan Recommendations at #MACoCon
At the 2019 MACo Winter Conference session, “Breaking Down the Blueprint: School Funding in Focus,” paenlists discussed the generational debate on school funding. Attendees learned more in depth about the Kirwan…
DLS On Education Aid: MOE Fix Needed, Kirwan Follow-up Coming
Multiple issues arise in the Department of Legislative Services' Analysis of the Aid to Education budget. They recommend a "fix" to the troubling Maintenance of Effort effects from this year's…
Tracking the Kirwan Blueprint? Here’s The Latest
The high-profile Kirwan Blueprint bill, HB 1300, is moving in the House, and will be on an accelerated path into the Senate. Here's what to watch. The two House subcommittees…
Kirwan “Chatter” Already In High Gear
As the General Assembly session nears, school funding is looming as the top issue for legislators and their new leadership teams. Public discourse is already raising multiple angles on the…
Kirwan Blueprint “Markup” Underway as House Decisions Approach
The Kirwan Blueprint bill, HB 1300, is moving toward House action - with a lengthy series of amendments on the table, and a timetable for votes in the days ahead.…
Missed the Kirwan Hearing? Here’s Great Coverage
Maryland Matters breaks down the Kirwan Blueprint legislation, summarized some of the most on-point testimony, and gives the best policy summary of the issues now facing the General Assembly in…
Kirwan “Blueprint 2.0” Follow-up Bill Passed, Sent on to Governor
HB 1372, the follow-up bill adjusting multiple facets of the Kirwan Blueprint school plan, accommodating both the effects of the pandemic and the veto/override timetable, has passed the General Assembly.…
