Kirwan Formulas and Finishing Touches

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the final meeting of the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education's Formula Funding Workgroup.With this week’s adoption of the funding plan details for the Blueprint for Maryland program, we break down the eventual county costs – and place them into a context with current law, in addition to current trends. We estimate the new mandated county costs at $1.9 billion in FY 2030 dollars – about $900 million more than the DLS-forecasted costs of the fully phased-in Kirwan plan, in FY 2030 dollars, as presented to the Workgroup.MACo has made the podcast available through both iTunes and Google Play Music by searching Conduit Street Podcast. You can also listen on our Conduit Street blog with a recap and link to the podcast.You can listen to previous episodes of the Conduit Street Podcast on our website.Useful LinksPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: Kirwan Formula Work Group Done: County Costs $1.27B Above “Current Trend”Previous Conduit Street Coverage: The FY 2030 Kirwan Funding – County Costs, In ContextPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: Glassman Abstains from Formula Vote – Letter Explains Decision, ContextPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: State, Local Officials Mourn the Loss of U.S. Rep. Elijah CummingsAll the materials from the Formula Funding Workgroup's October 15th meeting are available at the Commission webpage