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It’s Here! Blueprint Bill Introduced

Rally-goers at the 2019 March for Our Schools in Annapolis. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Introducing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was officially introduced this morning (HB 1300/SB 1000). The General Assembly will begin work almost immediately with bill hearings and subcommittee work sessions. The 199-page bill reflects […]
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The Push for Adequate and Equitable Funding Continues

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Students Rally to Pass the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future About 200 students rallied on Monday in Annapolis in support of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. For these students and recent graduates, this legislation to enact the Kirwan Commission recommendations and create a new funding formula is essential. The Blueprint would hire […]
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New Teacher Rep on State Board of Ed

Carroll County educator Rachel McCusker is the voice of educators on the Maryland State Board of Education. It took two years of lobbying by educators across the state, but there’s now an active teacher on the Maryland State Board of Education (SBOE). Carroll County educator Rachel McCusker was elected to the SBOE which, with a […]
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Breakthroughs: Teaching the Difficult History of 9/11 and Beyond

Darren Hornbeck is a social studies teacher at Linganore High School in Frederick County and is an adjunct faculty member in the education department of Mount St. Mary’s University. “We concluded that no content in the course would be censored. Instead, students would choose how they would experience it.” — Darren Hornbeck This year’s graduating class of […]
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MSEA Builds Administrator Units

MSEA has long supported classroom educators and support professionals in many different job categories and, as we’ve seen at events like the 2019 March for Our Schools and our success in moving forward the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, there is strength and power in our numbers. That’s why we continue to build our union through […]
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Toolkit: Elementary STEM Teacher Brendan Penn

DECK OF CARDS (See photo above) Teaching is not about tricks. It is about building connections with students and boosting confidence within them. I use decks of cards to introduce collaborative, co-operative learning games to demonstrate having fun within parameters. Playing cards are low tech materials for students of all ages. Active participation is much more […]
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Strong Schools Work for Everyone

  Educators and public education activists throughout Maryland are approaching the outcome of three years of hard work — work specifically focused on making game-changing improvements to public education for every student, family, and community. “We’re at a crossroads,” says MSEA President Cheryl Bost. “And we have a chance now to lift our students and educators up […]
Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Dawn Smith

Dawn Smith, Sollers Point Elementary School, Anne Arundel County. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) “The staff knows that they can come to me for anything and I will try my best to take care of it no matter what it is.” — Dawn Smith, Secretary II, Anne Arundel County Helping people has always been what I love to do. […]
Racial and Social Justice

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MSEA President Cheryl Bost: We can provide hope to students for something better

MSEA President Cheryl Bost Every January, we celebrate and reflect on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — work that changed our country and for which he gave the ultimate sacrifice. As we begin a new decade, I wonder how far we have advanced his work. As an educator, and the elected voice of educators across […]
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