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Breakthroughs: Communicating Communication

Brianne Souder teaches foundations of art and ceramics at Rising Sun High School in Cecil County. An art educator for 18 years, she loves helping students discover their artistic potential and the mental health benefits of the visual arts. She is Cecil County’s 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year. I was the child who came home […]
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Employers, Employees, and Marijuana

When the 2023 General Assembly passed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Maryland (House Bill 556/Senate Bill 516), employers hoped that the comprehensive legislation would provide clarification for both employers and employees about the param­eters of testing and the repercussions of use. Unfortunately, the bill didn’t contain any general workplace provisions for either group. The […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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2023 ESP Bill of Rights Summer Organizers

The buzz has been building now for over a year: Public education support staff deserve a living wage, fairness, and support no matter what they do or where they work. Union members across the state are leading the campaign with MSEA’s ESP Bill of Rights—a clear testimony to the issues ESP members say are their […]
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MSEA Awards and Social and Racial Justice Grants

“Our members are activists in their classrooms, in their civic clubs and special interests groups, at their places of worship, and in their broader communities. Now, more than ever, we must shine a light on the important contributions our members and others make to the issues and causes that impact public education. These awards and […]
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Washington County Fourth Graders Visit the State House

Checkmate! Washington County fourth-grade teacher Robby Burton (far right) and his chess-playing class from Eastern Elementary School visited Gov. Moore at the State House on June 5. Gov. Moore, an avid chess player himself, saw the class chess supplies during a Read Across America event and invited the students to visit him to see his […]
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Educators Named to State Boards

Former Educator Samir Paul Appointed to Board of Education Gov. Moore appointed former educator Samir Paul to the Maryland State Board of Education on June 14. Paul, a STEM champion and computer science teacher, started the STEM Talent Pipeline Program, an after-school math program for low-income girls in Montgomery County. While a member of his […]
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A Message from Cheryl Bost

School’s out for the summer, but is it really? Throughout my time as a classroom teacher, I worked every summer so I could make ends meet. Between rent, car payments, insurance, and other everyday expenses, we know that our educators’ salaries can get stretched thin quickly. This summer so many of our educator friends and […]
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My Turn: Sharon Gross Howard

Don’t tell the Universe what you plan for your life—it has its own plans. I never imagined being an educator; I had dreamt of being a businessperson who would travel the country. Instead, I began my career as an educator nearly 35 years ago when my daughters started elementary school. We relocated from Ohio to […]
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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Clarissa Simmons Cameron

Clarissa Simmons Cameron is an education activist and a mentor teacher and ESOL chair at Largo High School. She took the Good Trouble Questionnaire for the April 2023 issue of ActionLine. What do you love the most about public schools? Public schools are the heart of the community and a lifeline for many of our […]
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