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Coronavirus and Schools

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How Students Can Get Meals While Schools Are Closed

  Photo: USDA Note that this list is current as of February 17, 2021 and is no longer being updated regularly. Please check with your local school district for any potential changes to the scheduled meal distribution lists and locations below. Anne Arundel: 127 meal sites. Call Food Access Warmline for additional food resources at […]
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Explainer: The Good Teacher Protection Act

Photo © NEA With the stressors from trauma, poverty, and understaffing prevalent in so many schools, behavioral issues can manifest themselves as physical altercations. The well-intentioned educator who intervenes in an incident to prevent harm ought to have legal protection when doing so. What If There Is a Lawsuit? In the event of a lawsuit, House Bill […]
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Explainer: Adding Transparency to Selecting the State Superintendent

Maryland’s 6 million residents wouldn’t settle for a governor whose policies, positions, and background weren’t fully vetted before election. With nearly a million Marylanders — approximately 895,000 students and 100,000 educators — in public schools, the state has a huge responsibility to a unique constituency who would constitute a major voting block if they all could vote. They all […]
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Explainer: Could Educators Bargain Class Size?

Photo © Stephen Cherry Class size has an impact on every student and educator. It matters in the development of relationships with students and their families. It is a huge factor in working and learning conditions. Yet current Maryland law prohibits the matter from even being discussed at the bargaining table when decisions are being made […]
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Explainer: Built to Learn Act

Overcrowded classrooms. Aging schools without safe, modern facilities or adequate heating, air conditioning, or drinkable water. The billions of dollars in unmet school construction and maintenance needs are evident in far too many schools around the state and impact teaching, working, and learning conditions for thousands of educators and students on a daily basis. Current […]
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Blueprint Explainer: Professional Salaries and Staffing

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on career and technical education, pre-k, community schools, and more. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will deliver much-needed raises for educators across the state to recognize their professionalism and importance, […]
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Blueprint Explainer: Pre-Kindergarten

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on salaries and staffing, career and technical education, community schools, and more. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future commits to giving children adequate and equitable access to the best education and […]
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Blueprint Explainer: Career and Technical Education

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on salaries and staffing, pre-k, community schools, and more. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future elevates career and technical education (CTE) to the important place it should have to better serve […]
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Blueprint Explainer: Community Schools

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on salaries and staffing, career and technical education, pre-k, and more. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future addresses the reality that for too many students, factors outside the classroom impede success within it. The […]
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