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Teacher's Toolkit: Tenisha Newman, Baltimore County English Teacher

Tenisha Newman is a first-generation college graduate and a 9th grade English teacher at Catonsville High School in Baltimore County. She’s a member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. REPRESENTATION MATTERS When I was a student in my high school, I realized that many of our texts did not hold representation of different minority […]
Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Cora Ruth, Queen Anne's County Administrative Assistant

Cora Ruth is an administrative assistant in the math and science department at the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools central office. She’s a member of the Queen Anne’s County Education Association. When I started with Queen Anne’s County Public Schools (QACPS) eight years ago, I never imagined I would be helping others the way that […]
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Breakthroughs: My Work Is My Joy

Dominique Bivins is a special education resource teacher at District Heights Elementary School and holds a dual bachelor’s degree in special and elementary education and a master’s in special education. She has been teaching for 23 years Teaching and learning are a big family legacy. I am the daughter and mother of teachers, as well […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Union Updates

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MSEA Fights Privatization of Support Staff Jobs

The shortage of skilled education employees in Maryland goes beyond setting new policies to expand and diversify the education profession—it also means looking at the issue of local boards of education using subcontractors as a way to fill the gaps in the shortages of support staff employees like bus drivers, custodians, and more who keep […]
School Funding|Union Updates

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Solving the Educator Shortage: Expanding and Diversifying the Profession

he most vexing problem facing nearly every community across the nation is the dwindling educator pipeline. Whether a community is experiencing this shortage now or bracing for it in the near future, it’s a crisis that must be addressed through an equitable and just public school model that funds the cost of more highly qualified […]
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A Message from President Cheryl Bost: Take Your Power! Vote in the MSEA Election!

For over five years, my goal has been to lift up educator voices in all areas where decisions about education and our unions are made. I’m so proud of all the members who have stepped up to share their stories, spoken up for what they and their students need, and shown up to protect our […]
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Transgender Student Protections and Educator Rights

Federal law regarding protections for transgender or gender non-conforming (TGN) students, including the right of students to designate and be referred to by their preferred names and pronouns, is currently unsettled. In 2022, Maryland solidified its educational policy prohibiting discrimination against or discipline of students, a prospective student, or their parents or guardians on the […]
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Strong Budget for Education in Review; Room to Help Community Colleges

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS As Strong Budget for Education Is Reviewed, Room to Improve Community College Funding As legislators are reviewing the governor’s proposed $63.1 billion budget, Senate Bill 360/House Bill 350, MSEA will advocate for relatively small adjustments that could have important impacts on public higher education. Overall, the budget continues the Moore Administration’s […]
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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson: This Is Our Moment

OUR UNION. OUR MOMENT. A new year means time to reflect on past battles that have changed our schools for the better in Maryland. It’s also time to anticipate the future needs of public education in our changing world. I believe our union can meet this moment and secure a great public education for students, […]
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