William E. Kirwan Archives - The Washington Informer

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Funding Formula Workgroup holds its first meeting in Annapolis on June 20. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Advisory Group Looks to Submit Education Funding Formulas by September

by William J. FordJune 26, 2019December 21, 2021

A subgroup of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education held a meeting Thursday to discuss proposals for new funding formulas.

William E. "Brit" Kirwan (second from left) briefs two Maryland Senate committees in Annapolis on a proposal to restructure the state's public education system on Jan. 24. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Kirwan: ‘We Cannot Do Nothing’

by William J. FordJanuary 30, 2019October 31, 2020

The Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, also known as the Kirwan Commission, discuss an interim report on recommendations to revamp Maryland's public school system on Jan. 18. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Local, Politics, William J. Ford

Kirwan to Brief Lawmakers on Commission Report

by William J. FordJanuary 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Members of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, also known as the Kirwan Commission, hold a meeting in Annapolis. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, William J. Ford

Md. Officials Delay Final Report from Kirwan Commission

by William J. FordDecember 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Prince George's County School board member Lupi Quinteros-Grady speaks during a Jan. 11 meeting in Greenbelt at which state Sen. Paul Pinsky (left) gave updates on recommendations to a statewide plan for school funding. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Kirwan Commission Calls for Universal Pre-K, Teacher Raises in Md.

by William J. FordJanuary 12, 2018October 31, 2020