WCGMD is focused on one goal: Every child entering Maryland schools is prepared to enter college or a pursue a 21st Century career path. We work to ensure efforts to continue college and career development past grade 10 are robust and meets the needs of each student. Our plans for this work can be found here.

The Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education was formed in 2016 and chaired by Dr. William E. Kirwan. The commission was charged to study best practices from around the world and, based on their findings, to make recommendations for PreK-12 education in Maryland. Find out more about the resulting findings and reports here.

WCGMD is a group of community leaders with experience and expertise in a wide variety of educational and business environments. We expect to bring others into the process of keeping the Blueprint true to the original expectations of the Maryland General Assembly. You can learn more about who we are here.

WCGMD studies the Kirwan reports and resulting Blueprint for Maryland legislation designed to implement the Commission’s findings. We concluded that this Blueprint is the best hope to realize a bright future for Maryland students and thus for the state. WCGMD believes that all citizens of Maryland should know what the Blueprint is and what role each citizen must play to make it successful. Find out more about the Blueprint here.

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