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MSEA Launches School Funding Radio Campaign and Petition Drive

Campaign Raises Awareness around Importance of Great Schools to Families and Businesses January 12, 2015: The Maryland State Education Association is launching a radio campaign and petition drive today, calling on the new governor and General Assembly to continue the strong support and forward-thinking investments in public education that have helped make Maryland’s schools and […]
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MSEA Calls for Immediate Suspension of Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Surveys of Hundreds of Kindergarten Teachers Identify Major Concerns with New Test On the heels of an outcry from kindergarten teachers across the state, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) released a report today calling for the State Board of Education and Maryland State Department of Education to suspend the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) until […]

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MSEA Celebrates Widespread Victories by Pro-Public Education Candidates

Wins Powered by Advocacy and Support of Maryland’s Educators June 25, 2014: Tuesday’s primary resulted in big wins for pro-public education champions up and down the ballot, and showed the impact of the endorsement of Maryland’s educators. Based on election returns as of 10 a.m. today, of the 275 educator-recommended candidates for office during the […]

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MSEA Statement on Doug Gansler’s Anti-Teacher “Every Classroom” Ad

The following statement is from Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) Assistant Executive Director for Political and Legislative Affairs Sean Johnson: “Doug Gansler’s latest television ad, “Every Classroom,” is just the latest reckless campaign communication that suggests he’s increasingly out of step with Democratic voters and progressive priorities. By simplistically blaming our state’s most challenged schools […]
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MSEA Announces Slate of Educator-Endorsed Candidates

Candidates Earn Support of Maryland’s Largest Professional Employee Organization April 14, 2014, Annapolis: Today, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) released its updated list of endorsed candidates for statewide offices, the Senate, and the House of Delegates for the 2014 elections. MSEA had previously announced its endorsement of Lt. Governor Anthony Brown for governor, Senator […]

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Landmark Common Core Bills Pass Maryland General Assembly

Bills address major implementation problems of new standards, evaluations, and tests April 2, 2014: Through a series of overwhelming and bipartisan votes, the Maryland General Assembly passed three major bills to address the persistent problems associated with the state’s implementation of Common Core State Standards, the new PARCC test, and new teacher evaluation systems. “These […]
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MSEA Applauds House Passage of Common Sense for Common Core Bills

Statement from Maryland State Education Association President Betty Weller: “The House of Delegates has made huge strides over the last three days towards injecting some much needed common sense in Maryland’s implementation of Common Core. The House overwhelmingly passed three significant bills that have broad support among Maryland’s parents, educators, superintendents, and school boards: HB […]

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MSEA Endorses Brian Frosh for Maryland’s Next Attorney General

Maryland State Education Association Endorses Brian Frosh for Maryland’s Next Attorney General March 15, 2014, Annapolis, MD: The Maryland State Education Association’s Representative Assembly (RA) voted today to endorse Senator Brian Frosh in the race for Maryland’s next attorney general. Delegates from across the state voted on the endorsement during one of the association’s largest […]

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MSEA President Betty Weller on Senate Passage of SB 676 on Teacher Evaluations

Maryland State Education Association President Betty Weller on the Maryland Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 676: “The Senate’s near-unanimous passage of SB 676 is an important step in the right direction for instilling some much needed common sense in Maryland’s implementation of Common Core. Parents, educators, superintendents, school boards, and students all support this straightforward […]
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