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Senate Poised to Pass the Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Maryland Senate Poised to Pass the Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment The Maryland Senate is scheduled to vote on the Fix the Fund Act, Senate Bill 1122, on Monday and move it one step closer to placing a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November 2018. The bill was amended in […]
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6 Steps to Get Ready for MSEA’s March to Fix the Fund

This Monday, 1,500+ educators will make their way to Annapolis to March to Fix the Fund. We’ll be marching for an additional $500 million in school funding by making sure that casino gaming revenues increase rather than simply maintain education spending. (Haven’t RSVPed yet? You can do that here.) Here are 6 steps to make […]
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Fighting to Fix the Fund

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Testifies to Fix the Fund Legislation that educators have been leading on for months finally had hearings on Thursday, as the Constitutional Amendment to Fix the Fund and put a strong lockbox on the Education Trust Fund was taken up by the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees (HB […]
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“Evolution Has Become a Cult” and Other Lessons Your Taxes Are Supporting

Since its inception, Gov. Hogan’s private school vouchers program has been controversial. The vouchers have gone overwhelmingly to students already in private schools. They’ve gone to schools that discriminate against students and their families. And study after study shows vouchers don’t actually help students, despite the strong support of Gov. Hogan and Betsy DeVos. Add a new reason to why Gov. Hogan’s […]
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Aspiring Educators Join #FixtheFund

Aspiring educators were out in force in Annapolis on February 26, demonstrating the urgency and widespread support for improving the funding of Maryland’s public schools. Thirty-one aspiring educators from four colleges — Frostburg State University, University of Maryland System at Hagerstown, Coppin State University, and the Community College of Baltimore County — descended on Annapolis, […]
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Leading the Charge on ESP Living Wages

ESP leaders Jill Morris (St. Mary’s), Diane Deal (Carroll), Tonya Hayman (Talbot), and Keion Dorsey (Anne Arundel) with MSEA’s Betty Weller and Sean Johnson. THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS (AND WASHINGTON) MSEA Leads on ESP Living Wage Bill On Thursday, MSEA President Betty Weller was joined by four ESP leaders — TCEA’s Tonya Hayman, SAAAAC’s Keion Dorsey, EASMC’s Jill Morris, […]
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School Funding and School Safety Focal Points of a Busy Week in Annapolis

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Hosts Facebook Live Event: Special Report for Educators We took our updates related to the Kirwan Commission, 2018 legislative session, and the organizing work ahead for this year and next year directly to Facebook on Thursday evening. Click here to watch the rebroadcast of the Facebook Live Special Report. This […]

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Goucher Poll: Maryland Underfunds Public Education, Say 71% of Residents

This morning, the Goucher Poll released new public opinion data on how Marylanders think about several public policy issues, including public education funding. The Goucher Poll surveyed 800 Maryland adults from February 12-17 and has a margin of error of +/-3.5 percent. Respondents were asked, “Do you think the state government spends [too much, too little, or […]
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Fact Check: Hogan’s $1.4 Billion Hypocrisy

Source: Governor’s Office Last week, Gov. Hogan spent a lot of time launching partisan broadsides against other elected officials for casino revenues in the Education Trust Fund being redirected away from their intended purpose of increasing school funding. But here’s the thing. One person has redirected more of that money away from school funding than […]
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