The writer was a member of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as the Kirwan Commission), a former Baltimore City school board member, a former deputy mayor of Baltimore and a former Maryland secretary of Human Resources.
Equity and excellence trade-offs have plagued school policy nationwide for a long time.
Kalman Hettleman: Tutoring is teetering. Maryland officials should look to Baltimore City as a model
Tutoring is a textbook example of how sometimes a lot of money for public schools does not pay off as advertised. That’s true so…
The observance of George Washington’s birthday reminds us not to tell lies. Yet, if he were a public school teacher these days, he would…
Hettleman was a member of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as the Kirwan Commission), a former Baltimore City…
Chances are that, at some point growing up, you enjoyed reading “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” or “A Christmas Carol.” You’re lucky. Around 60…
For the longer term, Annapolis officials must require further study of the Blueprint elements that are now underfunded.
Do not allow political opportunists to give the good cause of parental rights a bad name, an education expert writes.
There’s no escaping the depths of this disaster for our schoolchildren, our state and our country.
The next governor and General Assembly should substantially increase funding for in-school psychologists, social workers and counselors, while sustaining support for outside programs.
The success of Maryland’s education reform efforts may hinge on loosening old ideals about local control over education policy.