Poll: Most Marylanders Want Increase in Education Funding
In the latest Gonzales Research poll, a vast majority of Marylanders are in favor of increasing funding for public education. The research firm asked “How important to you is it…
Commission to Advance NextGen 9-1-1 Across Maryland Releases Final Report
Nationally, the key underpinnings of the legacy 9-1-1 framework are based on the same wireline, analog, circuit-switched technology that was the foundation of the original 9-1-1 architecture in 1968. Aside…
Simpler, Faster, More Routes to the Classroom for Excellent Educators
The State Board hears a report from the Support for Excellent Educators Subcommittee of the Maryland State Department of Education's internal Every Student Succeeds Act Committee. The Every Student Succeeds Act…
State Board Hears Update on School Safety Initiatives
The Maryland State Board of Education yesterday heard an update on school safety initiatives aimed at improving school safety through a variety of statewide standards and guidelines. As previously reported…
My Top 5 Picks for #MACoCon After 5 Years at MACo
This year I am celebrating my five year anniversary as a member of the Maryland Association of Counties staff. This year's MACo Conference (#MACoCon) will be my sixth, and I…
Why Do Five Jurisdictions Lose $45M In Education Funds?
Governor Larry Hogan last week released his fiscal 2018 budget and accompanying Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2017, boasting that it "responsibly holds the line on spending without raising…
A County-by-County Breakdown of the $1B Ask for Education Funding
The consultants' final report on education funding, presented to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education earlier this month, includes suggestions for county-by-county funding increases and decreases. Meeting and Report…
Former UMD Chancellor Tabbed to Head Education Panel
Governor Larry Hogan today was joined by Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch to announce the appointment of Dr. William E. Kirwan as…
