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Where’s your voice? Mark your calendar for the 2022 MSEA Election!

Are you interested in leading on education and union policies like these discussed and voted upon at the 2021 MSEA Representative Assembly? They’re made, written, and voted on by educators and MSEA members like you. MSEA members elect the MSEA president, vice president, treasurer, the board of directors—including Maryland’s representatives to the NEA Board of […]
Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice

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Spotlight on Racial and Social Justice, Safe Schools at 2021 RA

Delegates gathered virtually on October 15 for the 2021 Representative Assembly (RA) to help define MSEA’s agenda for the coming year and beyond. Discussion and debate made way for delegates to approve important additions and amendments to MSEA’s Bylaws and Resolutions. The MSEA Board of Directors, informed and advised by the President’s Council on Safe, […]
Coronavirus and Schools|School Funding

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Educator Advocacy Continues during Special Session, State Board Meetings

Special Session Agenda Includes Redistricting, Community College Organizing, New Treasurer The General Assembly will convene a special session starting on Monday with an agenda that will have an impact on education: selecting a new map of the state’s eight congressional districts, electing a state treasurer, and considering votes to override Gov. Hogan’s vetoes, including of […]
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Big Changes Coming to Annapolis

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Ways and Means Chairwoman Anne Kaiser Steps Aside House Ways and Means Chairwoman Anne Kaiser (D-14) announced that she is stepping down as chair of the powerful committee following her selection to create and lead a new Public Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. While she […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Resisting Educational Racism

Minority Students in Montgomery County Organize Against Bias Cultural capital. It’s what we bring to the table every time we are present. Every interaction with another, a class, a meeting, a social encounter—the act of simply being seen and heard displays elements of our cultural capital. It can be the color of our skin, the […]
Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Jenny Duggan

Jenny Duggan is a pre-k paraprofessional at Emma K. Doub Elementary School in Washington County. I wanted to be a teacher from my very first experience in school. I remember being scared and nervous and so unsure of what school was all about. But when my teacher allowed me to sit in her rocking chair […]
Education Support Professionals

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2021 MSEA ESP of the Year Brad Fisher

MSEA ESP of the Year and career-changer Brad Fisher came to education because he wanted to do something more meaningful in his professional life, but banking’s loss is proving to be education’s gain. Fisher’s move to education has not only showcased his professional skills as both a paraeducator and now administrative assistant specializing in finance, […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Toolkit: English Teacher Julian Scrivens

Julian Scrivens is an English teacher at North Point High School in Charles County, chair of the Education Association of Charles County Minority Affairs & Human/Civil Rights Committee, and a member of MSEA’s President’s Council on Safe, Healthy, and Supportive Teaching and Learning Environments. AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS I try to keep everything grounded in relation to […]
Early Career Educators|Professional Practice

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New! Best Practice Wednesdays and Praxis Prep

MSEA PD News and Updates MSEA’s new Center for Education Policy and Practice (CEPP) is ready to help you grow in your profession! CEPP’s mission is to provide policy guidance and professional development on issues like building your instructional toolkit, supporting you through National Board Certification, training on racial and social justice, and skill-building for […]
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