Kirwan Commission Wraps, Passes Formulas and Timetables
The Kirwan Commission completed its work on November 21, taking its final vote on funding formulas and phase-ins, and will now send its full recommendations to the Governor and General…
Counties Weigh in on Kirwan
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 policies…
Kirwan Funding Workgroup Closing in on Final Recommendations
The workgroup formed by the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to delve into the complex matters of inter-jurisdictional formulas and the eventual state/local split of cost responsibilities…
Dueling Budgets: Senate Plan Reels In Kirwan Spending
The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee yesterday voted unanimously on a $46-billion-plus budget proposal that limits appropriations for the recommendations of the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education…
Bertino: Kirwan Could Miss the Mark for Worcester
Kirwan could have devastating effect on Worcester Note: This commentary's author is Chip Bertino, a Commissioner for Worcester County, a jurisdiction that bears a puzzling contradiction for fiscal calculations. The…
New Schedule Released for School Formula Workgroup, Kirwan Commission
A revised schedule for the current formula funding workgroup has them wrapping up their work in early October. The Kirwan Commission will then reconvene, and finish its work by late…
Kirwan Blueprint Bill Sailing to Governor
The "Education Blueprint" bill with initial recommendations from the Kirwan Commission, and two years worth of funding, is on its way toward passage. SB 1030 has been amended and passed…
Kirwan “Blueprint” Bill Amended, Moving in Senate
The vast "Blueprint" bill implementing initial steps toward the Kirwan Commission recommendations is moving in the Senate, after being amended significantly. The Senate Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs…
