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Educator Voice|Elections|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding|Union Updates

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The Power of Our Union Has Never Been More Important

Elections have consequences. Sometimes those consequences are a perceived mandate from voters, as in 2012 to protect the Affordable Care Act at the national level or the DREAM Act and marriage equality at the state level. Or the overwhelming support realized for a governor committed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as in the elec­tion […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Elections|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding

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Commitment to Public Schools, Students, and Educators Drives Session Priorities

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS 2025 Legislative Session Pivotal for Marylanders, Educators, Students The 2025 legislative session, opening on January 8, will be pivotal for Marylanders, educators, and students. MSEA will look to elected officials to continue to build on the history of commitment to our public schools by the governor and the legislature, in the […]
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Every Vote Matters in High-Stakes Election

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Basic Rights, Freedoms on Ballot Tuesday As Election Day nears, the stakes keep rising for those seeking to defend public education, personal freedoms, healthcare rights, and voting rights. Those values are on Maryland ballots in the election that will determine the next U.S. president, U.S. House and Senate representation, leaders of […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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My Turn: Baltimore County CARE Liaison Cortly Witherspoon

Meet Cortly Witherspoon, a community school liaison at Baltimore County’s Winfield Elementary School. He’s a longtime social and political activist and now, as a member of the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC), a union activist. This year, he’s part of MSEA’s 2024-2025 Minority Leadership Training cohort, one of MSEA’s signature leadership development programs. […]
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Breakthroughs: Maximizing Opportunities for My Students and My Career

Erica Richardson is a social science teacher at Joppatowne High School and the 2024 Harford County Teacher of the Year. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in secondary education from St. Thomas Aquinas College and is a board member of the Middle States Council for Social Studies. For the past 25 years, I have been […]
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AP Black Studies Classes Back in Harford County

Harford County made the news this summer when the board of education there denied making permanent an AP African American studies course after a successful 2023-24 pilot program in three of the county’s high schools. The controversial discussion item was removed from two board agendas ahead of the June 24 meeting and announcement, an indication […]
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Educators and the New Literacy Policy

Of major concern in the policy proposal was retention and its impact on equity, workload, and capacity. Retaining third grade students who do not read at grade level, which is one of the aspects of the policy, has the potential to exacerbate issues of workload and staffing, and retention frequently has long-term negative impacts on […]
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Election 2024: Your Vote, Your Voice!

When it’s election season, MSEA members always step up and do their civic duty—voting at rates above the general public and supporting pro-public education candidates at the top of the ticket, for school board, and for county-level seats. That’s what we do as educators—and it’s more important than ever given the stakes this year. With […]
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Alsobrooks v Hogan

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