A Blueprint for the Nation: Lessons from Maryland's Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education

Join NCEE for an in-depth look at the groundbreaking work of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education – the most ambitious comprehensive state-wide school reform effort undertaken in the last quarter century.

Released in early 2019, the Commission's Interim Report is a sweeping redesign of the state's education system based on the strategies used by the highest-performing education systems in the world, coupled with a unique design for accountability. The report brings new life and a different meaning to the school reform movement in the United States by providing a comprehensive template for the redesign of state school systems across the country.

Hosted by NCEE, the Commission's primary policy consultant, the event will be held at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC on June 6 and feature commentary from Commission members, leaders of Maryland's policy, business and education sectors, and national education leaders.

The event will be livestreamed here.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Peggy Brookins, President, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Betsy Brown Ruzzi, Vice President, NCEE
• Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute
• David Driscoll, Former Commissioner of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Chester Finn, President Emeritus, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• Rachel Hise, Lead Principal Analyst, Maryland Department of Legislative Services
• David Hornbeck, Former Superintendent of Schools, Maryland
• Lynn Kagan, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood Education and Family Policy, Teachers College
• Brit Kirwan, Chair, Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education
• Chris Lloyd, President, Montgomery County Education Association
• Anthony Mackay, President and CEO, NCEE
• Paul Pinsky, State Senator, Maryland
• Paul Reville, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Craig Rice, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council
• Joy Schaefer, Vice President, Frederick County Board of Education
• Jack Smith, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools
• David Steiner, Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
• Marc Tucker, President and CEO Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Fellow, NCEE