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Educators Make Strong Case for Raising ESP Wages, Addressing Shortages

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Powerful Testimony Supports Workgroup to Examine ESP Wage Solutions During a hearing on Senate Bill 735 on Wednesday in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, education support professionals (ESPs) testified to their having to work multiple jobs to support themselves even as they work full-time helping students. Their critical work for […]
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Powerful Educator Shortage Act Testimony Heard in House

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Educator Shortage Act Heard in House On Wednesday, MSEA President Cheryl Bost and aspiring educator Jailyn Bridgeforth joined the lead panel testifying in support of Gov. Wes Moore’s Educator Shortage Act (House Bill 1219/Senate Bill 893) during its hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee. “The pipeline of educators continues […]
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Educator Shortage Act Hearing Nears

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Solutions Embedded in Educator Shortage Act For the Moore Administration and educators, a top legislative priority continues to be addressing the educator shortages that affect every job category across Maryland public schools and make it harder for current educators to meet their students’ needs. Gov. Moore’s Educator Shortage Act, House Bill […]
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Bills Address Educator Shortage, Mental Health, Safety

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Governor’s Bill Addresses Educator Shortage Head-on Confronting the shortage of educators and the inadequate pipeline to supply their ranks, Gov. Moore has introduced his Educator Shortage Act, House Bill 1219. The bill would achieve several goals that MSEA has fought for, including establishing a paid internship program for aspiring educators. The […]
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Legislation Introduced to Improve Educators' Working Conditions

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLISLegislation to Improve Educator Working Conditions among Bills Introduced Thursday at 5 p.m. saw the final deadline pass for legislators to file bills to be considered this session, which ends on April 11. Any Senate bill introduced after the 27th calendar day (which was February 6) of a session and any House […]
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2023 General Assembly: Workload and Class Size among MSEA's Legislative Priorities

When it developed the union’s 2023 legislative priorities, MSEA’s member-led Legislative and Citizenship Committee sought to improve the extreme workload issues exacerbated by staffing shortages in every school building. The committee’s priorities also focused on strengthening the Blueprint to address the shortages through pay raises and strengthening educator voice and worker’s rights. In a letter […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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