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Saying Goodbye to Mike Busch

It is impossible to reflect on the 2019 legislative session without recognizing the difficult news on the passing of House Speaker Michael E. Busch. On the day before Sine Die — the last day of the legislative session — Speaker Busch died after complications of pneumonia that followed previous health challenges after a liver transplant two years ago. His […]
Teacher Toolkit

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Toolkit: Art Teacher and Conservationist Michael Auger

Michael Auger on his Stella surrounded by his own drawings. Photo credit: Brion McCarthy. “Every artist has a muse and mine is nature. From my own artwork to my art lessons, the main theme is environmental education through the arts. I love seeing the creativity of my students’ artwork echoing back this greater understanding and […]
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A Word from the Legal Team on Working with Parents

Every educator wants parents who are involved in their child’s education. Time has proven to us over and over again that it’s essential. But some parents can go a bit…overboard. As an educator have you ever experienced a parent who: • Questions your subject matter knowledge? • Questions your grading rubric? • Complains about you […]
School Funding

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“Everyone should be aware of their ability to enact change.”

How did MSEA get 8,500 members to Annapolis for the March for Our Schools? One word: ORGANIZING. Members studied the issues, attended skill-building trainings, held 10-minute meetings, educated colleagues in countless one-on-one meetings, made phone calls, texted co-workers, and wrote emails. All that work led to the largest rally Annapolis has seen in nearly a […]
Education Support Professionals

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ESP of the Year Awards

Senate passes new national award for classified employees   On March 28, the U.S. Senate approved the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, legislation that provides national, annual recognition for the outstanding contributions of education support professionals and classified school employees to the nation’s public schools and the students they serve. NEA has nearly […]
Early Career Educators

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MSEA’s Early Career Educator Task Force

Classroom management, creating collegial relationships, establishing rapport with students, communicating with parents, finding a mentor, managing student debt, finding an affordable place to live. Early educators are faced with these tremendous challenges head-on in the first several years of their career. That’s why members Mercedes Barbosa and Michelle Eirhart presented a new business item establishing […]
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Bargaining for the Common Good

bargainingforthecommongood.com Earlier this year, former New York Times labor and workplace reporter Steven Greenhouse wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece about the teacher strikes in Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and West Virginia and the hotel workers’ strikes around the country: “Recognizing that unions are often isolated and under attack, those that struck went to […]
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After the March — Educators Together

Educators together! Garrett County Education Association Vice President Stephanie Lewis and President Patrick Damon prep before a recent board of education meeting. We said our kids can’t wait and now they don’t have to. The opportunities that the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future bring to public education are game-changing. It’s a $1.1 billion infusion of funding […]
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MSEA Election 2019

This year, MSEA members voted in Theresa Dudley and Tanya Martin as two new members of the NEA Board of Directors, which consists of at least one representative from each state plus an additional one for every 20,000 members. They begin three-year terms on September 1 on both the NEA board and MSEA’s 15-member board. […]
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