Lawmakers Create 'Escape Hatch' In School Overhaul Plan
A landmark state education reform bill cleared a key hurdle Wednesday night as it passed out of two Senate committees.
The bill reflects the recommendations of what’s known as the Kirwan Commission, a state panel that spent three years studying how to make Maryland’s schools globally competitive.
But on Wednesday, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee added what one member called an “escape hatch” that could reverse the changes after five years.