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Kirwan School Overhaul Passes Senate As General Assembly Nears Close

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Rachel Baye

A sweeping overhaul of Maryland’s public school system is one step closer to fruition after the state Senate passed it Monday night. The changes came out of what’s known as the Kirwan Commission, a state panel that spent three years developing recommendations for making Maryland’s schools globally competitive.

Rachel Baye discusses the latest version of the legislation with Nathan Sterner. 

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Rachel Baye is a senior reporter and editor in WYPR's newsroom.
WYPR's Morning Edition news anchor Ashley Sterner serves up the latest Maryland news and weather every weekday morning, delightfully interspersed with the occasional snarky comment.
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