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Where We Stand on Governor Wes Moore

This is an easy column to write! Let me put it as clearly as possible: we’ve never had a working relationship with a Maryland governor like we do with Wes Moore. Larry Hogan never engaged with educators in any way. He never responded to candidate questionnaires or interview requests, and he passed on every opportunity […]
Educator Voice|School Funding|Testing|Union Updates

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Looking Ahead: MSEA's Priorities for the 2026 Legislative Session

The 2026 General Assembly session arrives at a defining moment for Maryland’s public schools, students, and educators. Even with recent significant progress, Maryland faces real challenges: funding uncertainty, educator shortages, a national push toward vouchers, and the ongoing needs of vulnerable communities. Our union will again play a critical role in keeping our public schools […]
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$19 Million Grant Will Help Close Educator Shortage Gap

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Grow Your Own Grant, Recruiting Plan Tackle Educator Shortage Gov. Moore announced the first round of a $19 million Grow Your Own grant program to support education support professionals (ESPs) and non-licensed school staff looking to teach, with a particular encouragement for men to join the profession. This continues the progress […]
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MSEA Delegates Recommend Re-Electing Moore, Lierman, Brown

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Delegates Endorse Moore, Lierman, Brown for Re-Election, Murray-Lewis for State Board On October 17-18, during the MSEA Fall Representative Assembly (RA), delegates representing MSEA’s 76,000 members voted to support Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and Attorney General Anthony Brown for re-election in the 2026 statewide […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice

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MSEA’s 2025 Summer Organiz­ing Campaign

Ask one of the official MSEA ESP Summer Organizers what the three most important things they learned about during their eight weeks of door-to-door canvassing with the ESP Bill of Rights and it will no doubt mirror the thoughts of Kathy O’Reilly, a year-round organizer for the Washington County Educational Support Personnel (WCESP) local union: […]
Education Support Professionals

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MSEA’s 2025 Education Support Professional of the Year

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHANIE! MSEA’s 2025 Education Support Professional of the Year is Steph­anie Patterson—a union and civic leader in Calvert County. She is a member of the Calvert Association of Education Support Staff (CAESS). Stephanie is the secretary of Calvert County’s environmental education program CHESPAX, where she coordinates and manages logistics for more than a dozen […]
Educator Voice|Union Updates

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Somerset County Fights Back Against Extremism

Somerset County has been ground zero for a fight against a school board president and board majority bent on underfunding schools and instituting an extremist public school agenda that aligns with Moms for Liberty and other like-minded groups. It all started last November when far right extremist candidates were elected to a majority of seats […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice

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My Turn: Ylianfer Otazo, Educational Assistant in Worcester County

My journey in the U.S. has been a transforma­tive experience. I was born in Barquisimeto, the musical city of Venezuela, and I had the honor of singing as a mezzo-soprano in the Opera Choir of Colombia and the National Choir of Peru. My path outside my country has been full of challenges and lessons. As […]
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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Darrien Wheeler, Queen Anne's County

Darrien Wheeler is an early-career educator in Queen Anne’s County. He comes from a long line of educators and proudly continues in their footsteps. What do you love the most about pub­lic schools? I love the community that blossoms in public schools. In my school, students’ parents are my former colleagues and coaches, employees at […]
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