Schools in large districts that built principal pipelines markedly outperformed similar schools in comparison districts in both reading and math, a groundbreaking 
Check it out...ED FUNDING PLAN NEARS ADOPTION:
Maryland is on the verge of adopting an educational plan designed to transform the state's public schools, a strategy that requires a down payment of hundreds of millions of additional dollars over the next two years, Ovetta Wiggins of the Post writes.
- State senators voted Wednesday to approve the two-year plan to send more than $700 million in extra funding to the state's public schools. The bill, called the "Blueprint for Maryland's Future," now moves to the House of Delegates, where it is expected to move swiftly in the final days of the General Assembly session, Pamela Wood of the Sun reports.
- The bill, which implements the initial policy and funding recommendations of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, or Kirwan Commission, is heralded by lawmakers as a first step toward generational reform in Maryland schools, Danielle Gaines of Maryland Matters writes.
- Lawmakers have put SB1030 on a fast track. It would infuse an additional $725 million into public schools over the next two years. The heavily amended bill passed the Senate Wednesday on third reading by a vote of 43 to 1. The Senate reduced the amount of spending in the initial legislation, Diane Rey of MarylandReporter reports.
