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41% of Maryland Educators Work Second Jobs

Photo © NEA The Kirwan Commission is working on a plan to dramatically raise educator salaries — and not a moment too soon. A new poll of Maryland educators finds that far too many are struggling to make ends meet at home and keep their heads above water at work. 2 in 5 Educators Working Second Jobs The poll […]
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19 Tips for Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences

Photo © NEA When educators can work together with a child’s parents toward common goals, we vastly improve the atmosphere for learning. Remember that most successful teacher-parent teams begin with a conference — usually one conducted before there’s a real need to meet. Good luck! 1. Make contact early. Get your relationship off to a good start by […]
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Preparation Is Everything

Photo © NEA PLAN THE DRIVE TO SCHOOL If you plan to drive to school, drive it at least once during the time of day you will be driving to school. Find the best route and an alternate route in case of a traffic accident. LEARN YOUR WAY AROUND Familiarize yourself with the building. Locate exits, […]
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30 Questions You Should Ask Today

Photo © NEA If you’re in a new school or you’re a first-year teacher, use these questions as a guide to what you’ll need to know about school policies in the coming year: Where and how do I secure supplies (dry erase markers, erasers, paper, etc.)? 2. How do I check out regular and supplemental texts? […]
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The Mackinac Center’s Hidden Agenda

Around the country, billionaire-funded political organizations are flooding union members with misleading information to try and take away their strong voice and contract. Right here in Maryland, MSEA members have received communications from anti-union operatives from the Michigan-based Mackinac Center trying to convince them to drop out of our union. This politically extreme out-of-state group […]
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Keeping Your Contract Strong

Once your local has ratified a new contract through the collective bargaining process, it’s up to you — and the members of your union — to protect and enforce it. There’s no value in a contract that is not vigilantly held to scrutiny at every suspected violation. Collective bargaining is a serious legal undertaking and the outcome is codified […]
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Waves, Critters, and Fishnets on the Bay

Margarita Rochow, director at ELMS Environmental Center in St. Mary’s County. Photo credit: Brion McCarthy Second-career educator Margarita Rochow is the director of ELMS Environmental Education Center in St. Mary’s County. What fascinates her besides the great outdoors? The brain, why we’re here, cultures, landscapes, and individuals near and far, and the truth. See if you can […]
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Educators and Innovation

Congratulations to MSEA’s 2017-2018 NEA Foundation Student Achievement/Learning and Leadership awardees Brian Cook, Worcester County, and Sheena Jordan and Rainya Miller, Prince George’s County. “By directly funding educator-conceived and led projects, the foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges,” said Harriet Sanford of the NEA Foundation. The foundation […]
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Teaching while Black

Jason Fahie is a physical education teacher at Harper’s Choice Middle School in Howard County. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) When I moved to Maryland 11 years ago, I was the only Black male teacher in my building. I had to learn to navigate a new environment while, once again, being an ambassador for my commu­nity. I […]
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