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Coronavirus and Schools

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MSEA Calls for Clarity: Maintain Distance Learning into January as Cases Climb

Given the statewide spike in coronavirus cases, Baltimore County elementary school teacher and Maryland State Education Association President Cheryl Bost has sent the below letter to State Superintendent Karen Salmon requesting a statewide announcement that schools will operate in distance learning mode until at least the end of the semester. Although educators are eager for […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to State Superintendent Karen Salmon

November 24, 2020 Dear Superintendent Salmon: As you know, we are in a time of deep stress and uncertainty as we face the daily challenges of life during a pandemic. We are seeing coronavirus outbreaks in schools across Maryland, and we are watching with despair the drastic rise in positive cases, community spread, hospitalizations, and […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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New Poll: Maryland Educators on Reopening Schools

During a press conference today featuring Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) President and Baltimore County teacher Cheryl Bost, epidemiologist Meagan Fitzpatrick, and two classroom teachers, MSEA released a new poll on the safety precautions that Maryland educators want to see in place in schools. The following safety measures were supported by 90% or more of […]
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What Gov. Hogan and Supt. Salmon Don’t Want You to Know about Their $10 Million Reopening Grant

On August 27, Superintendent Karen Salmon stood with Governor Hogan in a chaotic, confusing press conference and announced that she was “strongly encouraging” schools to re-evaluate their school reopening plans and return to in-person instruction quickly. To aid this effort, the two announced that $10 million in federal funding was being offered to local districts […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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MSEA Statement on MD State Board of Education Vote on School Schedules

The following statement can be attributed to Baltimore County elementary school teacher and Maryland State Education Association President Cheryl Bost: “We appreciate that the State Board of Education rejected Superintendent Salmon’s last-minute proposal to rip up local school schedules in a matter of weeks without thought for the confusion, stress, and chaos that would ensue. […]
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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to the State Board of Education

August 31, 2020 Dear President Crawford and Members of the State Board of Education, Today, after months of preparation, many students are starting what they, their parents, educators, and district officials can only describe as a first day filled with hope and anxiety. The remaining Maryland students will begin their first-ever virtual start to a […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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MSEA Statement on Gov. Hogan and Superintendent Salmon Press Conference

The following statement can be attributed to Baltimore County elementary school teacher and Maryland State Education Association President Cheryl Bost: “At a time when educators are focused on working hard to make the best of this year for students, the governor and superintendent are focused on throwing school communities under the bus. We need collaboration […]
Union Updates

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MSEA Announces New Executive Director

Sean Johnson, MSEA’s legislative and political director, will become executive director on September 1 Following a months-long national search, today the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) announced that current MSEA legislative and political director Sean Johnson will become the union’s new executive director on September 1. MSEA represents 75,000 educators across Maryland and is the […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Dual Pandemics: COVID and Closure, Race and Equity

The heart of MSEA is our members—edu­cation professionals who join together lo­cally and statewide across a large number of job descriptions for the purpose of pro­tecting and improving public education for students, families, and our communi­ties. MSEA members are the strongest em­ployee union in the state—we pivot from our positions as dedicated frontline edu­cators to […]
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