New County-by-County Numbers on Senate Kirwan Blueprint
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.…
Sun Runs Kent County Op-Ed on Kirwan
The Baltimore Sun recently published an article written by Kent County Administrator Shelley Heller and Kent County Board of County Commission President Tom Mason concerning the Kirwan Blueprint legislation currently…
Kirwan Follow-Up Bill Moving, With County Capacity Study
HB 1372, legislation adjusting and remedying a variety of components of the recently enacted Blueprint for Maryland's Future school funding plan, has passed the House, with a new section calling…
The Final “Enrolled” Kirwan Blueprint Bill – Printed, and Heading to the Governor
The final version of HB 1300, the Kirwan Blueprint bill, has been published online. Visit the Maryland General Assembly website for the final bill text (coming in at a robust…
Breaking Down The Kirwan Blueprint Bill
The "Blueprint for Maryland's Future" legislation, implementing the full fiscal recommendations of the Kirwan Commission is available at last. Here, Conduit Street breaks down the main fiscal elements of the…
Governor Declines Invitation to Kirwan, Relies on Brinkley
In a letter sent by William E. "Brit" Kirwan, Chair of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Governor Hogan was invited to directly address the Commission at an…
ACLU and NAACP: Kirwan Isn’t Enough
Two organizations currently suing the State of Maryland over education funding have indicated they believe the ambitious plan falls short of amounts needed to end achievement and opportunity disparities in…
Red Maryland: Kirwan Plan “Not The Solution”
Red Maryland's Editor-in-Chief Brian Griffiths joins the blossoming public debate over new school funding plan: "an expensive prescription for cures already tried." Brian Griffiths, editor-in-chief of Red Maryland, offered an analysis…
