Actionline

To keep you informed about the latest news affecting your profession, MSEA produces our award-winning ActionLine magazine five times a year.

Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Hydeia Green, Dorchester County Media Specialist/Instructional Assistant

My passion for working in the school system comes froma deep belief that education changes lives. Every day, I see how we help students grow, learn, and become confident. I started teaching at Maces Lane Middle in 2022 as a long-term substitute. I’m currently working as a media specialist instructional assistant and pursuing my education […]
Professional Practice

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3 Questions: Gina Miller, Montgomery County English Teacher

Clarksburg High School English teacher Gina Miller understands how kids learn. Her English class field trips bring to life Shakespeare’s timeless themes and familiar complicated relationships. You received a $5,000 NEA Foundation grant to take 150 ninth-grade students to a live production of Romeo and Juliet. How was the application process and timeline? I began […]
Professional Practice

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How I Teach: Phenomena-Based Storylines and Sparking Curiosity

Noel Paulleris a biology teacher currently teaching for Anne Arundel County Public Schools with over 20 years of teaching experience in Minnesota, North Carolina, and Maryland. He is a National Board Certified teacher, YouTube educator, and creator of the Lab Hamster Storylines for AP Biology. After turning down opportunities to teach the course earlier in […]
School Funding|Union Updates

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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson: The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Is Working to Improve Student Outcomes

For years, educators across Maryland have said the same thing: when students have the resources, supports, and opportunities they deserve, they succeed. Now, new national research confirms the real progress made in classrooms and school communities across our state. According to a recent Education Scorecard produced by researchers at Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth, Maryland students […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Celebrating Young Artists

Every year, MSEA supports the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s High School Juried Art Show. This year, students expressed themselves through painting, drawing, photography, and mixed media, focusing on the current and historic social issues that deeply affect them using the theme Commemorating 250 Years of the Black Experience as a prompt. Students researched other commemorations […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Recap: MSEA’s Racial Social Justice Summit

The theme of this year’s Racial Social Justice Summit, From Unity to Action: Building a Future Rooted in Equity and Belonging, reminds us that unity is more than shared values—it’s about shared responsibility. Equity and belonging require an intentional commitment in our decisions, our practices, and the experiences we create for students, families, and one […]
Educator Voice|Union Updates

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55 Years in the Classroom, and Still Counting!

On Teacher Appreciation Day, Greencastle Elementary School second-grade teacher and Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) member Estelle Moore thought she was going to another assembly celebrating student attendance in school. She didn’t know that behind the curtain were hiding NEA President Becky Pringle and Vice President Princess Moss, MSEA Vice President Nikki Woodward, MCEA President […]
Union Updates

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Documentary to Feature MSEA's 168-Year History

Delegates at the 2025 MSEA Convention and Representative Assembly passed a new business item requesting a longform video about MSEA’s 168-year history that will debut this summer. MSEA dug deep into its archive to find moving and unexpected print and photographic records for the documentary and interviewed members whose reflections illustrate the power, diversity, and […]
Elections

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Majorities on 13 Boards of Education at Stake This Election
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