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School Funding and School Safety Focal Points of a Busy Week in Annapolis

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Hosts Facebook Live Event: Special Report for Educators We took our updates related to the Kirwan Commission, 2018 legislative session, and the organizing work ahead for this year and next year directly to Facebook on Thursday evening. Click here to watch the rebroadcast of the Facebook Live Special Report. This […]
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Fact Check: Hogan’s $1.4 Billion Hypocrisy

Source: Governor’s Office Last week, Gov. Hogan spent a lot of time launching partisan broadsides against other elected officials for casino revenues in the Education Trust Fund being redirected away from their intended purpose of increasing school funding. But here’s the thing. One person has redirected more of that money away from school funding than […]
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After Diverting $1.4 Billion from the Education Trust Fund, Hogan Backs Plan to Fix the Fund

Chart showing how Gov. Hogan has used the Education Trust Fund shell game to shift $1.4 billion away from education during his time in office. Source: Department of Legislative Services THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Gov. Hogan Backs Fix the Fund, Announces His Own Bill On Wednesday, Gov. Hogan backed the legislature- and educator-led campaign to Fix […]
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Coping Skills for Educators from a Maryland School Nurse

Nurse Kimberly Finley checks in with colleague Shannon Ward, an additional adult assistant at Hawthorne Elementary Schools in Baltimore County Kimberly Finley is a registered nurse at Baltimore County’s Hawthorne Elementary School. Like many school nurses, she delivers care not only to students in the school, but to the adults as well. We talked with […]
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Join the March to Fix the Fund

On March 19, we’re marching to Fix the Fund. We want the General Assembly to pass the Fix the Fund Act to make sure that gaming revenues go where they were intended — to increase school funding. During the last four years, Gov. Hogan has used $1.4 billion of this revenue to plug holes in other parts […]
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March to Fix the Fund Set for March 19

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Introducing: The March to Fix the Fund Building on the success of last year’s March to Protect Our Schools, MSEA is planning another march in Annapolis called The March to Fix the Fund — which will focus on asking members of the General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot to […]
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Inside MSEA: We’re at the Table with the Kirwan Commission

MSEA Executive Director David Helfman “MSEA’s priorities are determined by our members: increase educator pay, promote increased staffing levels, and prioritize support for schools with the greatest concentration of poverty.” — David Helfman The Kirwan Commission has released its preliminary report, containing policy recommendations in five major areas. As MSEA’s appointed commissioner, I’ve spent 17 full days in commission […]
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Teachers — Your On-the-Job Rights and Benefits

This is part three of a series about collective bargaining for Maryland educators. Read “Collective Bargaining — It Makes Your Contract Legally Binding” and “Bargaining Your Contract — Your Right and Duty.” The right to negotiate your work contract through your local education association is protected by law and only possible because the majority of your colleagues said “yes” […]
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A Word from the Legal Team on BYOD School Policy

Many public school systems have permitted students to bring their own devices and cell phones to school for use in the classroom. It’s a great way to maximize resources especially in cash-strapped districts. But the headaches for educators may outweigh the benefit when there is no policy or one isn’t enforced. Every educator has experienced […]
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