The Kirwan Blueprint bill for education funding, HB 1300, passed the House as expected on Tuesday night. A "trigger" mechanism added by a late amendment offered some skeptics comfort -…
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…
Kirwan Commission Releases Formal Report, Much-Awaited Legislation Still Pending The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Chaired by former University of Maryland Chancellor William "Brit" Kirwan, has released its…
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…
The Baltimore Sun recently published a an article written by Kent County Administrator Shelley Heller and Kent County Board of County Commission President Tom Mason concerning the Kirwan Blueprint legislation…
HB 1300 is on the Senate Floor, heavily amended from the version passed in the House. Staff has released new fiscal estimates of its effect on state and county funding.…
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…
The Senate Committee overseeing education policy received a broad update on the Kirwan Commission recommendations - and a sense that the plan is still evolving. The Senate Committee on Education,…
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