" we cannot continue to blame teachers and schools for what the state is not providing." @BTUBaltimore #fixtheformula

"Liberty Elem has 450 students but only 120 in after school- c'mon!" Kim Trueheart #kirwancommission

Kim Humphrey, our Education & Legislative Advocate testifying at the #kirwancommission about equality and adequate school funding.

Dr. Parham, school mental health assn talks trauma & need for on-site professional staff, serve kids where they are

.Corey tells #kirwancommission that state underfunding of Baltimore City Schools sings to the tune of $3B BILLION over past 20 years.

#KirwanCommission stayed full 4 hrs. Dr. K said testimony "spot on". Tks Anne R. Kaiser Rich Madaleno Paul Pinsky

Good many references tonight to impact of poor bldgs- water, lack of A/C & tech. While in aud. w/ bad PA system, peeling wallpaper & plaster

Many City Schools deliver despite daunting odds. Underfunding that is rooted in regional racial segregation needs to stop. #fixtheformula

“3 Winners and 1 Big Loser from Last Week’s Kirwan Commission Hearings” by Steven Hershkowitz mseanewsfeed.com/3-winners-and-…

Something must move in #MDGA18 if not the whole package. Let's just decide what. #Kirwan has consensus on pre-k 3's & 4's, Comm. Schs. x.com/talirichman/st…

Sitting in Baltimore City Public Schools board mtg listening to students, parents, teachers describing beloved counselors ripped out of schools due to surplus after est relationships. Classes of 50 students. #angry #reformTheSystem

Tomorrow is the day! Unite For Our Baltimore City Public Schools #delayisnotokay join us at Barclay Elementary school 6pm!

"There is equipment in our buildings that they don't even make the parts for anymore" parent BEC #unite4ourschools #FundOurSchools #kirwan

"We should not have our students beg for what is their birthright."- Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Sonya Santelises

Kirwan update: @BTUBaltimore and Maryland Educators working together to raise teacher salaries, improve working conditions, leadership pathways.

David Sciarra: States mandate till cows come home but without resources to meet them governing.com/topics/finance…

As Baltimore faces another round of school closings, parents and educators argue small schools are actually the best way to address entrenched poverty and other social ills: w/ Taya M Graham (reporter) (and trekker) & Stephen Janis, Reporter bit.ly/2AJ87ej

Project Baltimore is building a case to privatize schools, blaming students and schools, without mentioning that they are critically underfunded by the State. @jaisalnoor baltimorebeat.com/2017/12/21/bui…

Proposed revision to the model City Schools uses for school budgeting ("fair student funding") is on the Board meeting agenda for January 23. Read more here: baltimorecityschools.org/Page/32893

Here's how adjustment to Fair Student Funding formula would impact Baltimore schools. Before school budgets are rearranged, we need better data and more meaningful community input! boarddocs.com/mabe/bcpss/Boa…