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Blueprint Explainer: Professional Salaries and Staffing

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on career and technical education, pre-k, community schools, and more. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will deliver much-needed raises for educators across the state to recognize their professionalism and importance, […]
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Blueprint Momentum Builds

MSEA President Cheryl Bost, Brit Kirwan, and students and supporters of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future at Monday’s pre-hearing pep rally in Annapolis. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Hundreds Rally to Support the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future About 500 public school educators, parents, and students from around the state packed and cheered at […]
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Blueprint Bill Hearing Is Monday!

Rally-goers at the 2019 March for Our Schools in Annapolis. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Pep Rally and Bill Hearing: Monday, February 17 Join hundreds of public school educators, parents, and students from around the state on Monday, February 17 to rally in support for this generation’s foremost education legislation, […]
Education Support Professionals

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For Support Professionals, the Blueprint Means More Opportunities and More Respect

Passing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future won’t just make a big difference for Maryland teachers and students — it will be a game-changer for Maryland education support professionals too. Right now in Annapolis, elected officials are deciding how to update the state’s school funding formula for the first time in nearly 20 years. The funding […]
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MSEA Statement on Release of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Legislation

“This is it: our once-in-a-generation chance to fundamentally improve our public schools and make sure that every student in every neighborhood has the opportunities, support, and attention that they deserve. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will lead to expanding career and technical education, hiring more educators and increasing their pay, providing additional support to struggling […]
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It’s Here! Blueprint Bill Introduced

Rally-goers at the 2019 March for Our Schools in Annapolis. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Introducing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was officially introduced this morning (HB 1300/SB 1000). The General Assembly will begin work almost immediately with bill hearings and subcommittee work sessions. The 199-page bill reflects […]
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The Push for Adequate and Equitable Funding Continues

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Students Rally to Pass the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future About 200 students rallied on Monday in Annapolis in support of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. For these students and recent graduates, this legislation to enact the Kirwan Commission recommendations and create a new funding formula is essential. The Blueprint would hire […]
Educator Voice

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New Teacher Rep on State Board of Ed

Carroll County educator Rachel McCusker is the voice of educators on the Maryland State Board of Education. It took two years of lobbying by educators across the state, but there’s now an active teacher on the Maryland State Board of Education (SBOE). Carroll County educator Rachel McCusker was elected to the SBOE which, with a […]
Pedagogy

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Breakthroughs: Teaching the Difficult History of 9/11 and Beyond

Darren Hornbeck is a social studies teacher at Linganore High School in Frederick County and is an adjunct faculty member in the education department of Mount St. Mary’s University. “We concluded that no content in the course would be censored. Instead, students would choose how they would experience it.” — Darren Hornbeck This year’s graduating class of […]
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