Brit Kirwan
A group of approximately 100 educators — most from Baltimore and Prince George’s County — protested outside a glitzy fundraiser that featured Gov. Lawrence…
Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. won’t accept an invitation to address a state commission proposing far-reaching education reforms. William E. “Brit” Kirwan sent…
Of all the measures the Maryland General Assembly took this year to bolster the work of the so-called Kirwan Commission, one requiring quick action…
Before there was the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, there was the Commission on Education Finance, Equity and Excellence. Just as the former…
An education funding workgroup passed recommendations on Tuesday that would increase education spending in Maryland by $4 billion annually over the next decade –…
A funding workgroup is expected to make final recommendations this week for a new plan to fund education reform efforts in the state. The…
Marylanders are willing to pay more for public education, but are largely unaware of a reform effort that would dramatically boost state education spending,…
Members of a state workgroup that has been meeting publicly since June to draw up new state education funding formulas is now getting down…
Dramatic boosts proposed for teacher salaries in Maryland may need to be pared back, some members of a workgroup seeking to rewrite the state’s…
Frustrations boiled over at the start of an education reform meeting in Annapolis on Thursday, following Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s earlier comments…