The "Kirwan" Commission
Setting the future of Maryland's public school funding.
In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation (Senate Bill 905/House Bill 999) to create the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education.
The “Kirwan” Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, chaired by former University System of |
Maryland chancellor William E. "Brit" Kirwan opened
the first meeting in the fall of 2016 noting that, although the charge is very broad, the task at hand is essentially to make recommendations on how to make our schools better and that “we owe it to students to develop a system that is as good as the best in the world.” |