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Educators Support Their Communities and Recovery

WCESPA Left Members of the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association recently joined several other community groups to pack and distribute 400 bags of food to residents in southern Worcester County. Food insecurity remains a serious concern for many students and their families throughout Maryland. PGCEA Below right The Prince George’s County Educators’ Association held […]
Coronavirus and Schools|School Funding

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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson

The impact of the coronavirus has been felt in every county, community, school building, and classroom. Through all the challenges and trauma, educators and our union have been following the science, organizing together, advocating with a loud voice, and remaining focused on what our students need. Some members have been in worksites since the pandemic […]
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A Word from Legal: Is It Safe?

As we reopen school buildings, there is seemingly ever-changing guid­ance on process and safety protocols. This makes it sometimes chal­lenging to answer the question that we all want to know: “Is it safe?” Many of the schools in our state have safely re-opened buildings in a hybrid model and intend to expand that re-opening before […]
School Funding

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What Does the ARP Mean for Maryland?

Targeted Programs for Maryland Schools Maryland K-12 education will receive $1.9 billion—about $2,200 per student— from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The funds will help safeguard students and educators now, as school buildings reopen, and support interventions and resources to help students recover. “Just reopening school buildings won’t erase the hardships of the past year,” […]
Coronavirus and Schools|Educator Voice|Legal Questions|Opportunity Gaps

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Summer School Programs: Educators and Collective Bargaining

The American Rescue Plan (ARP), enacted on March 11, is a desperately needed boon of $122 billion to states and school dis­tricts to help safely and sustainably reopen school buildings and bridge the learning gaps stemming from the pandemic. The total allocation for Maryland schools is $1.9 billion. Two-thirds of this money should have been […]
School Funding

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BEST PRACTICES FOR YOUR VIRTUAL LOBBYING MEETING

SETTING UP A MEETING Reach out early. Call and email your legislator to request a virtual lobby visit. Be clear about the topic you want to discuss. Tell them how many members will be coming. Clarify if you or the legislator’s office is sending out the video link. BE PREPARED Know how much time you […]
Coronavirus and Schools|School Funding

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Bringing the Blueprint to Life: Pandemic Recovery & The Future of Maryland Schools

One of the great expecta­tions of public education is that it is universal—free and equitable—with the appropriate resources and opportunities available to every student. But that’s not the way it is right now, or the way it has been for years. Maryland sits on the cusp of a historic moment for public education. The Blueprint […]
Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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Grants Support Black Lives Matter at School

Educators across the state are doing A+ work on every front under the most stressful conditions—maintaining continuity of learning while helping students deal with the traumas of social isolation, the financial struggles of their families, and pervasive social and racial injustices. For these reasons and many more, we need to come together to fight for […]
Coronavirus and Schools|Legal Questions

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A Word from Legal: School Employees and Coronavirus

We all know a coronavirus vaccine is now available and while citizens across the country are experiencing unduly inconsistent access, it provides hope and promise for better days ahead. Widespread vaccination is key for public health efforts to control coronavirus and to eventually safely and sustainably re-open schools for in-person instruction. Find MSEA’s library of […]
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