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Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Finding Our Locus of Control

Kathleen Klecan is the 2020 Maryland School Counselor of the Year and the lead school counselor at Brunswick Elementary School in Frederick County. She also serves as the master teacher for new school counselors in Frederick County Public Schools and is the lead of the mentoring committee for the Maryland School Counselor Association. There is […]
Good Trouble

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire

Ravi Pillalamarri makes good trouble for the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County. He is a math teacher at Annapolis High School. He took the questionnaire for the April, 2024 issue of ActionLine. What do you love the most about public schools? Public education is an equalizing force for society, both for students and personnel. […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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Baltimore County Teacher Wins 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year

Baltimore County educator and member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) Edwin Pérez is the winner of the Latinx Education Collaborative 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year. There were 116 nominees from across the country for the organization’s 2024 award. Pérez is an educator-activist who attended MSEA’s Minority Leadership Training and is now […]
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Pathways to Educator Licensure

Confused about the new changes and pathways to licensure? Newly created MSEA explainers break down the 2024 legislation and regulations that expand pathways to certification and changes in licensure. The briefs, provided by MSEA’s Center for Policy and Practice (CEPP), show the changes in COMAR’s formal education licensure language, what’s changed, what’s required in different […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Media Specialist Ali Schilpp, Garrett County Media Specialist

Meet media specialist Ali Schilpp, the media specialist at Northern Garrett Middle School in Garrett County. She’s also a National Board Certified teacher librarian and the 2023-24 county teacher of the year. She’s a member of the Garrett County Education Association. MY MISSION The library is the largest classroom in the school and strives to […]
Legal Questions

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A Word from Legal: Pregnancy and Accommodations

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was enacted on June 27, 2023 requiring covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions so long as the accommodation will not cause an “undue hardship” on the employer (similar to the ADA, but specifically naming pregnant women). This act fills […]
School Funding

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A Message from President Cheryl Bost

OUR UNION VOICE continues to grow stronger! I’m extremely proud of our continued membership growth as MSEA realizes our highest level of members on record. Our voice is as strong as our members and you’ve turned up the volume on advocacy for ourstudents and each other. Thank you! I’m excited to report that education support […]
School Funding

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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson

Our educator voices must thwart the attacks on the Blueprint! Have you heard any elected officials, local superintendents, local board of education members, or candidates for office complain about the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future? I suspect a good number of them are the same people who routinely oppose any new investment in public education. The […]
School Funding

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Anne Arundel Activists Rally for Q&A with County Exec

At a townhall-style Q&A in March, members of the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County pressed County Executive Steuart Pittman, who they helped elect, about the county’s budget. The Board of Education’s proposed budget underfunds health care and increases educator contributions by $1,400 per year. As members stepped up to the mic, they urged Pittman […]
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