About two decades before the sweeping educational reform known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, there was a different commission that laid the foundation. This was even before what was known as Kirwan. It was the Maryland’s Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence also known as the Thornton Commission, named after chair Alvin Thornton. In a recent interview with WYPR, Thornton shared how the Blueprint’s funding formula was created.
Maryland’s 20-year education reform journey from ‘the Bridge to Excellence’ to the Blueprint
February 10, 2023