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Testing

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“With More Time to Teach, We’d Visit Museums, Galleries, Archives, and Battlefields …”

The Less Testing More Learning Act of 2017 is the real deal, and with two-thirds of senators signed on as co-sponsors this year (it passed the House of Delegates unanimously last year), hopes are high among parents and educators. The legislation calls for a reduction in mandated standardized tests that would limit elementary and middle […]
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It’s Time for Maryland to Limit Standardized Testing

  MSEA President Betty Weller with legislators, educators, and parents at a MSEA press conference. When the Commission to Review Maryland’s Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools released its recommendations to reduce over-testing in July 2016, one recommendation in particular was hailed by commission members and educators: the creation of District Committees on […]
Educator Voice

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“This Is Our Time to Shine and Really Send a Message.”

A group of TAAAC educators meet together for discussion at a local restaurant in Annapolis before heading up the street to speak with legislators. Meeting to speak with our elected officials is a powerful tool in affecting legislation and establishing pro-public education laws and policies. Throughout the legislative session, MSEA members gather weekly in Annapolis […]
Charter Schools

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Gov. Hogan Announces Legislation to Weaken Charter School Law (Again)

THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS On Wednesday, Gov. Hogan expanded his school privatization agenda when he sent out a press release announcing legislation to radically reform how charter schools operate in Maryland. His release named several bad ideas: · Creating the Maryland Public Charter School Authority, an independent public charter school authorizer · Exempting […]
Charter Schools

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Hogan’s Alternative Facts on Charter Schools

Annapolis, Maryland — Today, Gov. Hogan announced a set of proposals that would undermine the strong protections against fraud, waste, and abuse in Maryland’s charter school law. Sean Johnson, government relations director of the Maryland State Education Association, released the following statement: “Gov. Hogan’s insistence on prioritizing taxpayer funding for privately managed charters at the expense […]
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Former Teacher Appointed to Key Education Policymaking Role

Photo courtesy Del. Luedtke There’s a new House Education Subcommittee Chair in Annapolis — and he just happens to be a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher. Earlier this week Del. Eric Luedtke (D-District 14), a Maryland public schools graduate who taught for 10 years in two high-poverty middle schools, was named to the position by Speaker of […]
Vouchers

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A Civics Lesson from Theory to Practice

Civics, social studies, and government teachers see theory and action collide every day in the news. For this General Assembly session, we’ve asked teachers from across the state to share their insights into MSEA’s legislative priorities and how they fit into their own views of their classroom and practice. Let’s first take a look at […]
Racial and Social Justice

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MSEA’s 32 Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Darryl Barnes, MSEA 2017 Community Service Award winner; MSEA President Betty Weller; Oreal Morsell, MSEA 2017 Community Service Award winner; Jitu Brown, keynote speaker; and MSEA Vice President Cheryl Bost. MSEA hosted its 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 14th at BWI Hilton with special guests Jitu Brown, national director of the […]
Pedagogy

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Q: Where Do We Start? A: #truth

Thomas Dennison is a fifth grade teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School in Harford County. He is a 2016–2017 winner of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award presented this year to 35 educators across the country. Do we start with a joke? Do we unpack background knowledge? Do we start with the end and find out […]
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