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Coronavirus and Schools

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What Gov. Hogan and Supt. Salmon Don’t Want You to Know about Their $10 Million Reopening Grant

On August 27, Superintendent Karen Salmon stood with Governor Hogan in a chaotic, confusing press conference and announced that she was “strongly encouraging” schools to re-evaluate their school reopening plans and return to in-person instruction quickly. To aid this effort, the two announced that $10 million in federal funding was being offered to local districts […]
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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to the State Board of Education

August 31, 2020 Dear President Crawford and Members of the State Board of Education, Today, after months of preparation, many students are starting what they, their parents, educators, and district officials can only describe as a first day filled with hope and anxiety. The remaining Maryland students will begin their first-ever virtual start to a […]
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We Must Close the Digital Divide

The coronavirus pandemic’s forced switch to crisis distance learning this spring exposed a digital divide that came as no surprise to educators. Distance learning — which even at its best cannot replicate the quality of in-person instruction — completely left behind thousands of students who lacked the equipment, technology, or internet access to participate. While we don’t know exactly […]
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Eliminating Inequities in Our Schools

Longstanding inequities in education and racial injustice have been magnified during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 42% of public school students were living in poverty before the pandemic, and it has had a devastating economic impact on many hourly workers and low-wage earners. Students in poorer communities experience more food insecurity, less access to technology, […]
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Letter from MSEA President Cheryl Bost to the Maryland State Board of Education

Calls for focus on funding, safety, educator voice, and action to combat institutional racism and scale back standardized testing Dear Brigadier General Sumpter and Members of the Maryland State Board of Education, These are challenging times, as we navigate an ongoing pandemic and the renewed urgency to eradicate institutional racism and put an end to […]
School Funding

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To Protect Educator Jobs and Safety, We Must Win on School Funding

Photo © Stephen Cherry Educators around the state are concerned about job security, losing work hours, and protecting their salary and safety during the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout. Uncertainty about the future contributes to anxiety and trauma at a time when anxiety is already high because of the risk from coronavirus. The Maryland […]

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The 2020 MSEA Convention Will Be Held Virtually

From MSEA President Cheryl Bost: In ways big and small, the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped our daily lives and the events that we look forward to year after year. At MSEA, one of the highlights of our year is the MSEA Convention in Ocean City. We’ve spent the last several weeks discussing this year’s convention, […]
Early Career Educators

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MSEA’s Summer To-Do List For First- Year Teachers

Breathe…so you can stop stressing! Need help? Here are some tips on stopping the stress! Mitigating the Stress ContagionCompassion fatigue is real, rampant, and often unacknowledged.mseanewsfeed.com Pump the brakes on the Dollar Store! You won’t have a Pinterest-worthy classroom your first year, and that’s definitely okay. Focus on what directly impacts your students’ learning. Of course […]
School Funding

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What’s Not Happening Right Now Because of the Blueprint Veto

Photo © Stephen Cherry We expect that the governor’s veto of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is just a setback and not a permanent defeat. MSEA is working strategically with partners in the legislature and other supporting organizations to achieve an override to enact the legislation as soon as possible. Not only is the Blueprint an […]
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