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Education Support Professionals

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Has Your Worksite Endorsed the ESP Bill of Rights?

MSEA members in schools across the state are joining together to support a living wage, fairness, and respect for all support staff by signing the ESP Bill of Rights poster in their building. With each signature, support staff gain power and strength at the bargaining table to fight for better contracts to improve their jobs. […]
Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and MSEA Minority Recognition Awards

MSEA members gathered on January 14 for the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Minority Recognition Awards. The celebration was held jointly with the annual Racial and Social Justice Summit, I Am Somebody! Leading the Change for Equitable and Just Schools, Communities, and Beyond. Keynote AddressAt the Dr. King celebration, members and […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice

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My Turn: Pandora Jones

When I started in the school system, I was a paraeducator working with kids with special needs. My son was in elementary school at the time and it was an opportunity for us to be in the same district and on the same schedule, which allowed me to spend more time with him. After 10 […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Charles County Science Teacher Dyanna Finamore

Meet veteran Charles County educator Dyanna Finamore. She’s a science teacher whose energized practice is activating synapses in young students at Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School. She’s taken her professional growth all the way to Tacoma, Washington and the Neural Education Institute using an NEA Learning and Leadership grant. Now she’s teaching her students new language […]
Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Everett Evansky

Welcome to MSEA’s new Good Trouble Questionnaire where we ask member-activists why they do what they do for public education and the causes they believe in. In this issue, MSEA science teacher Everett Evansky takes the questionnaire. What do you love the most about public schools? I am proud that we strive to welcome all […]
Elections|Union Updates

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A Message from President Cheryl Bost

January was a month of historic and spectacular firsts in Maryland. On January 3, Anthony Brown was sworn in as the state’s 47th attorney general, the first Black person to be elected to the position. He acknowledged the moment by saying that he takes office “at such a critical moment in our nation’s history—a moment […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Communicating with Parents

Cassie Hosler is an award-winning artist and art teacher at Church Hill and Sudlersville elementary schools, a new teacher mentor, and the Queen Anne’s County 2022 Teacher of the Year. She is a presenter at the district, state, and national levels on “Encouraging Communication with Parents in the Elementary Setting.” Hearing the phone ring and […]
Legal Questions

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School Safety: Responses and Resources for Educators

This article is a follow-up to the October 2022 ActionLine “A Word from Legal” column regarding the prohibition of seclusion and limits on the use of physical restraint as behavioral health interventions for students. In this article we focus on school safety and the appropriate responses and resources for educators when confronted with physical aggression […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|School Funding

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Gov. Moore's State of the State Highlights Actions to Support Students and Schools

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Moore’s State of the State Outlines Aim to End Childhood Poverty, Expand Service among All Marylanders Governor Wes Moore’s State of the State address underscored his historic commitment to schools, educators, and students, and called on all Marylanders to adopt a service mentality to collaboratively reach Maryland’s goals. During his speech, […]
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