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Pro-Public Education Bills Become Law

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Pro-Public Education Laws Enacted; Supports for Educators Expand On May 16, during Gov. Moore’s final signing ceremony to enact laws passed in the 2023 General Assembly session, he signed several bills that positively impact students and educators, chief among them the Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act, House Bill 1219. Aspiring educator […]
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Governor Signs Public Employee Relations Act, Improving Labor Laws

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Governor’s First Legislative Agenda Makes Progress on Goals Since April 10, Gov. Moore has signed into law half of the 810 bills that passed this legislative session. Among the significant new laws he signed is House Bill 984, the Public Employee Relations Act sponsored by Del. Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s) that […]
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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 […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Howard County's Tiffani Peguese

Tiffani Peguese is a Black student achievement liaison at Patuxent Valley Middle School in Howard County and a member of the Howard County Education Association. Using three grants from Howard County’s Horizon Foundation, she helped fund and stock libraries with inclusive and diverse literature. She recently completed a two-year fellowship with the foundation, where she […]
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Breakthroughs: Advocating for AP Access for All

Mirta Valdés-Bradner is a 27-year veteran Spanish language teacher at North Caroline High School, the 2022-2023 Caroline County Teacher of the Year, and a National Board Certified Teacher. She is a member of the AP Advocates Program, a cadre of AP teachers who make the case for protecting and expanding AP in their schools and […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding

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2023 General Assembly: It Feels Great to Be Heard

From the more than 3,000 pieces of legislation introduced this year in Maryland’s General Assembly, MSEA tracked hundreds that addressed MSEA’s legislative priorities passed by the member-led Legislative and Citizenship Committee. The agenda focused on the educator shortage and workload, school safety, strengthening the Blueprint, improving educator voice and workers’ rights, making good on last […]
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Spotlight on Delegate Jazz Lewis

Prince George’s County delegate Jazz Lewis (Dist. 24) worked as a community and union organizer with SEIU before being appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2017 and winning elections in 2018 and 2022. He was appointed to serve as the House Majority Whip in January. How has your experience as a labor organizer […]
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Jacob Bennett Takes His Seat on Harford County Council

In the short time since Harford County middle school science teacher Jacob Bennett won a seat on the seven-member county council by 94 votes in a close November election, he has been excluded from the inauguration program and official swearing-in ceremonies, locked out of his office and email account, denied the council salary and supplies […]
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