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Union Updates

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Meeting the Moment for Educators, Schools, and Students

TOGETHER: MEETING THE MOMENT FOR EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND STUDENTS I am humbled and excited to serve as MSEA’s next executive director. I begin this job with great appre­ciation to my predecessor, David Helfman. Thank you, David, for the suc­cessful transition and MSEA’s strong fiscal and organizational position that is your legacy. The issues and challenges […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Dual Pandemics: COVID and Closure, Race and Equity

The heart of MSEA is our members—edu­cation professionals who join together lo­cally and statewide across a large number of job descriptions for the purpose of pro­tecting and improving public education for students, families, and our communi­ties. MSEA members are the strongest em­ployee union in the state—we pivot from our positions as dedicated frontline edu­cators to […]
Education Support Professionals

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ESPs Lead the Way

Three support professionals share their expertise on how they make education work for everyone during closure.
School Funding

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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future: Now More than Ever

Click here to thank legislators for their past support of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and ask them to override Gov. Hogan’s veto of the Blueprint when the General Assembly next convenes. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the legislation passed in March with overwhelming bipartisan support, is designed to lift up every child in every […]
School Funding

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18,000 EDUCATOR EMAILS STOP GOV. HOGAN’S EDUCATION CUTS

Just three people sit on Maryland’s Board of Public Works (BPW): Comptroller Peter Franchot, Treasurer Nancy Kopp, and Governor Larry Hogan. Just three votes with a lot of power over a lot of money. That’s because the BPW can manage and amend the state budget when the General Assembly isn’t in session. So on June […]
Pedagogy

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Breakthroughs: Distance Learning Will Occur in Different Ways and Different Places

Giovanna Papa is a third grade teacher in a Title I school. In 2019, she was given the Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award by the Maryland Association of Teacher Educators. She serves on the Early Career Educator Task Force for MSEA and leads the Early Career Educator Network in Washington County. Distance learning will most likely […]
Legal Questions

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Returning to Work in the Fall

Times are uncertain for everyone. For educators, students, and parents, the start of the school year will be anything but normal. We are certain, however, that it’s critical for schools to take proper actions to create a safe school environment. The CDC has recommended protocols for schools to implement before re-opening for students and staff. […]
Union Updates

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Growth Is the Key to Our Continued Success

When MSEA President Cheryl Bost, along with the leaders of the Baltimore Teach­ers Union and the Maryland PTA, called for schools to open remotely this fall, she was aware that this was not a perfect solution, but that it was the safest one. The response from our members was over­whelming support. For many years I’ve […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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We Must Advocate for the Safety of Our School Communities

As educators, we devote our lives to teaching, coaching, transporting, counseling, and caring for students. We love the energy and optimism students bring to our jobs. We love creating lessons, talk­ing with students, and seeing that light bulb go off. No matter our position—we do it with enthusiasm and passion, and that often leads to […]
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