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What's Next

Wow. What a year. Emerging into what we can optimistically call a post-pandemic world has been busy and exhausting for educators. Addressing remediation, the overwhelming educator shortage that has reached every job category in our schools and worksites, and the vicious attacks on a fair and honest public education has exhausted many of us. We […]
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Educators Have Strong Voice in Moore Transition

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Moore’s Staff, Transition Committee Selections Include Educator Allies The Moore Administration has announced a diverse list of staff and transition team leaders that include a number of pro-public education advocates. Governor-elect Moore chose House Majority Leader Eric Luedtke (D-Montgomery) to be his Chief Legislative Officer. Luedtke is an associate clinical professor […]
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Historic Election Delivers Wins for Public Education

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Wins Put Pro-Public Education Administration in Power MSEA members played a pivotal role in the history that was made on Election Day when Marylanders elected Wes Moore and Aruna Miller to be governor and lieutenant governor, Brooke Lierman to be comptroller, and Anthony Brown to be attorney general. MSEA looks […]
Education Support Professionals|Elections|School Funding

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Educators Working for Candidates Who Support Schools, Equity

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Education, State Priorities Will Need Support from New Governor, State, National Leaders With just a month until the November 8 general election, pressure is mounting to support pro-public education candidates at the national, state, and local levels who will advance critical initiatives such as respect for educators, reduced workloads, bargaining rights […]
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2022 ESP of the Year Sherry Mayne

MSEA’s Education Support Profes­sional of the Year Sherry Mayne gets it. Everyone wants to be seen, to be recognized, and to be heard. In her position as school security assistant at Century High School in Carroll County, she gets to be many things to many students, but maybe the most important is being a friendly […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Toolkit: Staci Lamb's Creative Wonderland

Meet Staci Lamb, a high school language arts teacher at Elkton High School in Cecil County. Staci’s classroom is completely transformed into a lush Wonderland with cozy tables and chairs instead of traditional desks and floor to ceiling wallpapers adding texture and depth to her teaching space. Her Wonderland follows a Harry Potter-themed classroom you […]
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My Turn: Rafael Garcia

I’ve been a special education instruc­tors assistant for the past few school years at Tuscarora Elementary School in Frederick County. Before this, I was in the service as a hospital corpsman with the United States Navy. When I left the service, I went into law enforcement as a deputy sheriff in my hometown in Virginia. […]
Early Career Educators|Educator Voice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Aspiring Educator Jailyn Bridgeforth

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 Aspiring Educator Jailyn Bridgeforth takes the questionnaire. What do you love the most in our public schools? That public schools are for every child everywhere. […]
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A Message from President Cheryl Bost

Your work matters so much to so many people. Our communities are stronger thanks to your effort, ideas, and commitment day in and day out. Thank you for all that you do. We all know that these are tough times to be in education. From politicized attacks on what we do, what we teach, and […]
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