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Kids Lead the Way

This past weekend, the March for Our Lives rallies across the country presented profound examples of how the next generation is stepping up — as organizers, activists, and leaders. Last week in Annapolis, kids were omnipresent at MSEA’s March to Fix the Fund as well. With the opportunity to take a first step in closing the […]
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We Marched, They Voted

Photo © Randall Pike THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS We Marched, They Voted On Monday night, more than a thousand educators, parents, students, and advocates from every county in Maryland travelled to Annapolis to rally for the Fix the Fund Act (SB1122) — a constitutional amendment to ensure casino gaming revenue increases education funding by $500 million a year — and urge […]
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Senate Poised to Pass the Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Maryland Senate Poised to Pass the Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment The Maryland Senate is scheduled to vote on the Fix the Fund Act, Senate Bill 1122, on Monday and move it one step closer to placing a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November 2018. The bill was amended in […]
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1,500+ Educators Are Marching to Fix the Fund on March 19

SARAH TEETS, Garrett County I’m marching to make sure the governor knows that the money from gambling was meant for education and needs to go to education. The time’s up for the Education Trust Fund to be used at the governor’s discretion rather than what it was meant for and how it was presented to the […]
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6 Steps to Get Ready for MSEA’s March to Fix the Fund

This Monday, 1,500+ educators will make their way to Annapolis to March to Fix the Fund. We’ll be marching for an additional $500 million in school funding by making sure that casino gaming revenues increase rather than simply maintain education spending. (Haven’t RSVPed yet? You can do that here.) Here are 6 steps to make […]
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“Evolution Has Become a Cult” and Other Lessons Your Taxes Are Supporting

Since its inception, Gov. Hogan’s private school vouchers program has been controversial. The vouchers have gone overwhelmingly to students already in private schools. They’ve gone to schools that discriminate against students and their families. And study after study shows vouchers don’t actually help students, despite the strong support of Gov. Hogan and Betsy DeVos. Add a new reason to why Gov. Hogan’s […]
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Fighting to Fix the Fund

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Testifies to Fix the Fund Legislation that educators have been leading on for months finally had hearings on Thursday, as the Constitutional Amendment to Fix the Fund and put a strong lockbox on the Education Trust Fund was taken up by the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees (HB […]
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Aspiring Educators Join #FixtheFund

Aspiring educators were out in force in Annapolis on February 26, demonstrating the urgency and widespread support for improving the funding of Maryland’s public schools. Thirty-one aspiring educators from four colleges — Frostburg State University, University of Maryland System at Hagerstown, Coppin State University, and the Community College of Baltimore County — descended on Annapolis, […]
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Leading the Charge on ESP Living Wages

ESP leaders Jill Morris (St. Mary’s), Diane Deal (Carroll), Tonya Hayman (Talbot), and Keion Dorsey (Anne Arundel) with MSEA’s Betty Weller and Sean Johnson. THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS (AND WASHINGTON) MSEA Leads on ESP Living Wage Bill On Thursday, MSEA President Betty Weller was joined by four ESP leaders — TCEA’s Tonya Hayman, SAAAAC’s Keion Dorsey, EASMC’s Jill Morris, […]
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