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Racial and Social Justice

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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to the Carroll County Board of Education

June 9, 2022 President Kiler, Vice President Battaglia, and members of the Carroll County Board of Education: The Carroll County Board of Education’s vote last night to ban pride flags in Carroll County Public Schools—during a month in which we are celebrating the progress made and challenges faced by our LGBTQ+ neighbors, family members, and […]
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What the American Rescue Plan Means for Maryland Schools

American Rescue Plan Delivers Billions to Maryland for Education The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden on March 11 has the potential to enable the nation and our state to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and to begin to dismantle the poverty that has for too long created inequity in education, work, […]
Coronavirus and Schools

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HB 1322: Protecting Vulnerable Educators Seeking Coronavirus Accommodations

No one should be made to choose between their job and their health or the health of their family members.
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MSEA President Cheryl Bost's Public Comments at the February 23 State Board Meeting

Good morning President Crawford, Vice President Halle, and members of the board. As many students return to their classrooms and hopefully begin the long road back to normalcy, we need time to address social-emotional challenges and trauma exacerbated by the pandemic. We need to re-instill confidence in students that their schools are safe places that […]
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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to Gov. Hogan and Dr. Salmon

January 26, 2021 Dear Governor Hogan and Superintendent Salmon: No one wants to get back to school safely and sustainably more than educators. We, the educators working daily with students and families, are painfully aware of the effects of this year’s challenges and trauma upon our students and their families. We are frustrated by the […]
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Maryland Educators and the Vaccine: What You Need to Know

What Is the Vaccine Plan? Long-term statewide recovery from the coronavirus pandemic hinges on the scale and success of vaccination. MSEA advocates for vaccination as a critical part of the framework to safely and sustainably return to in-person instruction. President Biden has prioritized the re-opening of schools for in-person instruction, but he recognizes that opportunity […]
Racial and Social Justice|School Funding

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The 4 Veto Overrides Needed to Help Maryland Schools

“While we are in the midst of a public health and economic crisis of an extraordinary magnitude, stopping progress on education and school construction puts us even further behind." -- House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones
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What's Next for Education Funding?

Governor, Pandemic Threaten Education Funding Educators know that this is the session when we must be prepared to fight to override Gov. Hogan’s shortsighted vetoes of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and other legislation tied to millions in school funding this year and in the future. Overriding those vetoes will help Maryland set the right […]
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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to State Superintendent Karen Salmon

November 24, 2020 Dear Superintendent Salmon: As you know, we are in a time of deep stress and uncertainty as we face the daily challenges of life during a pandemic. We are seeing coronavirus outbreaks in schools across Maryland, and we are watching with despair the drastic rise in positive cases, community spread, hospitalizations, and […]
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