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The School Discipline Crisis

Systemic poverty, institutional racism, mass incarceration, school funding and supports, technology, class sizes, under-resourced communities, lack of fresh air and exercise, student access to drugs, the opioid crisis — all these things and more help to create the difficult classroom environments so many of our students and educators are experiencing today. But the overwhelming questions of who […]
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Big Wins in Prince George’s

A PGCEA member from Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School. It was the day after National Teacher Appreciation Day, but members of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association (PGCEA) weren’t feeling it. They’d missed step increases during the recession in 2009, 2010, and 2011 that were never made up and were put on the back burner year […]
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“Red for Ed Is Not a Teachers’ Movement, It’s a People’s Movement.”

Baltimore County government teacher Katherine Mullen was in Washington, D.C. to brief the Congressional Progressive caucus on educators and school issues. It’s not often a public school educator gets to be part of a formal briefing to a Congressional caucus, but that’s exactly what Baltimore County government teacher Katherine Mullen and colleagues from California, New Mexico, […]
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Toolkit: Grammy Award Nominee for Music Education Brandi Jason

Brandi Jason and her clarinet. Brandi Jason is the instrumental music director at Liberty High School in Carroll County. She’s also the 2019–2020 Carroll County Teacher of the Year and a four-time Grammy Music Educator nominee — a 2016 and 2018 semi-finalist and a 2017 finalist! INVEST IN SMALL UPGRADES Not all programs can afford intermediate or […]
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It’s Been a Very Good Year

MSEA President Cheryl Bost and MSEA Executive Director David Helfman. A message from MSEA President Cheryl Bost and MSEA Executive Director David Helfman. Despite the Supreme Court decision attacking unions through the elimination of agency fees, MSEA’s membership didn’t shrink — it increased. More than 8,500 members and supporters marched in Annapolis for school funding, leading to state […]
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More Than Appreciation — We Need Respect, Autonomy, Resources

MSEA President Cheryl Bost at the March for Our Schools on March 11, 2019. Photo © Stephen Cherry I want to let you in on a secret — I have an issue with Teacher Appreciation Week. It’s not about all the thanks you’ll get, which are incredibly well deserved. The work we do to help our students — inspiring their […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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