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Good Trouble|Professional Practice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Casey Day, Frederick County

Brunswick High School computer science teacher Casey Day is a veteran Frederick County and statewide education activist on many campaigns supporting school funding, LGBTQIA+ students and educators, and quality teaching and learning conditions. Check out her John Lewis Good Trouble Questionnaire! What do you love the most about public schools? I love the opportunities that […]
School Funding

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The 2025 General Assembly: Fairness and Progress for All Marylanders

MSEA Members Are Fighting to Fund Maryland Public Schools Note: This article was published in ActionLine before the governor’s budget was released and a number of the below details are now more specific. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and don’t miss our Up The Street newsletter for weekly recaps of MSEA’s progress on our […]
Educator Voice|Elections|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding|Union Updates

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Educators Organizing for Power

Allegany County Education Association Members organized for power and elected one of their endorsed board of education candidates, ousting an eight-year incumbent. The winning candidate worked closely with ACEA, collaborating on strategy and voter outreach. Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel literacy teachers were asked to take on significant increased workload by leading […]
Educator Voice|Good Trouble|Racial and Social Justice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Caitlin McCrimmon, Montgomery County

Caitlin McCrimmon makes good trouble for the Montgomery County Education Association. She’s a 4th grade teacher at Oakview Elementary School and is dedicated to public service. Check out her John Lewis Good Trouble Questionnaire! What do you love the most about public schools? I love the diversity and the built-in community outreach. Public schools have […]
Educator Voice|Elections|Union Updates

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

THE WORLD AS IT SHOULD BE Colleagues, elections always change us, and they always change our country. This November was no exception. As a union, we had some big wins in the Senate, House, and on many boards of education. On the national level, however, the incoming Trump Administration is a very real threat to […]
Education Support Professionals|Union Updates

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2024 MSEA ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson

MSEA’s 2024 ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson is a Baltimore County education support pro­fessional who supports regional social emotional learning at Parkville Middle School. “Our program,” she says, “aims to foster a positive school climate by equipping students with tools to understand and manage their emotions, develop empathy and positive relationships, make responsible choices, […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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2024-2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year Kat Locke-Jones

Congratulations to 2024-2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year Kat Locke-Jones, a Baltimore City 7th grade English language arts teacher! She is passionate about teaching students to write and tell their own stories as an academic exercise and as a way to find and shine a light on themsel­ves. She is co-founder of SL24, a mental […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Professional Development That Takes You Around the World

Josie Perry is a National Board Certified teacher in Social Studies-His­tory. She teaches AP Human Geography and Honors United States History at Rising Sun High School in Cecil County. As a kid, I went through a range of future careers, from meteorologist to paleontologist and everything in between. Teaching was never a con­sideration, until I […]
Educator Voice|Elections|Union Updates

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Maryland Elects Pro-Public Education Leaders

While the national election results promise challenging times ahead for public education and unions, MSEA members and educator-recommended candidates had very successful local election results here in Maryland. Hundreds of MSEA members and allies knocked on doors throughout Maryland, called and sent postcards to voters, and handed out Apple Ballots on Election Day—and won in […]
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