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Organizing for an ESP Bill of Rights

SEEKING RESPECT & RECOGNITION There’s an exciting buzz in the air at educator unions across Maryland and it’s about the fight for respect and recognition for all ESPs. Right now, education support professionals (ESPs) are organizing to build presence, strength, and power in a campaign focused on a bill of rights that defines the is­sues […]
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Jessica Fitzwater for Frederick County Executive

Jessica Fitzwater keeps long days. She’s a second-generation educator, two-term Frederick County Council member, a mother of two young children, and now the Democratic Party’s candidate in the race for county executive of fast-growing Frederick County. Throughout her career as an elementary music teacher, she’s made her mark on her local Frederick County Teachers Association […]
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This Election Really Is That Important

It’s a fraught time. Books banned from classrooms. Educators targeted for curriculum or lessons. Name calling in schools. Voter suppression at the polls. It’s happening here in Maryland and across the country. The only answer— the proven answer—is exercising our right to vote. Vote good candidates in. Keep the bad ones out. You know who […]
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A New Law Addresses Behavioral Health Interventions

A bill banning seclusion and limiting when restraints may be used in public schools became law this year. This law prohibits the use of seclusion as a behavioral health intervention in public schools and limits the use of physical restraint except in certain circumstances. The definitions in the law are riddled with exceptions, making application […]
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Election 2022: Making the Case for Civility, Honesty, and Fairness

Donald Trump may be out of the White House, but his toxic ideology still poisons our collective political environment. In counties across the state, pro-public education advocates are fighting for civility, equity, honesty, and fairness for their students, their schools, and their communities. There’s a choice to be made on November 8, and it’s about […]
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2022 MSEA Convention Is Back in OC!

It’s the first in-person MSEA Convention and Representative Assembly since 2019! Join us for some good old-fashioned in-person networking, camaraderie, and FREE PD that you can use ASAP. Twenty-one professional development workshops—local PD credit possible! Scores of education exhibits—freebies! Six hundred invited dele­gates—union strong! Parliamentary pro­cedure—mind your manners! PAC challenges—support public education candidates! Sunrises at […]
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Educators Continue Work to Elect Pro-Education, Pro-Labor Candidates

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Educators Lead Support for Winning Pro-Public Education Candidates When all of the July primary votes were counted, 88% of MSEA-endorsed candidates claimed victory, demonstrating once again the power of educators’ endorsement. In the November 8 general election, educators have an outstanding opportunity to elect pro-public education champions to positions of county […]
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MSEA-Endorsed Candidates Advance to General Election

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA’s Recommended Candidates Sweep Primary Races across State While some votes are still being counted, it’s clear that at least 84% of MSEA-endorsed candidates swept to victory in the July 19 primary, giving educators an excellent opportunity to see champions for schools and students hold elected office at many different levels. […]
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Crucial Battle Is on for Undecided Voters Before July 19 Primary

ELECTION ALERT Issues Drive Educators to Support Moore, Lierman, Brown; Every Vote Will Matter MSEA is rallying members and supporters to get out the vote to elect the best local and statewide candidates in the crucial July 19 primary. For statewide offices, MSEA has endorsed Wes Moore for governor, Brooke Lierman for comptroller, and Anthony […]
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