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Educator to Educator: A DeVos Primer

Josh Cramer is a civics teacher at Smithsburg High in Washington County. This year he’s teaching AP history. You read his views on charter schools and testing — here’s his primer on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. It’s understandable that many teachers are feeling gloomy after last week’s Senate confirmation of Betsy DeVos to serve as President Trump’s […]
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#WhyIMarch for Education

Educators are marching, rallying, and contacting their elected representatives like never before. “In my years as a public education advocate, I have never witnessed this level of public outcry,” said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. Educators right here in Maryland are getting involved, speaking up, and organizing to protect our schools from DeVos and others […]
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Maryland Legislators Stand with MSEA to Protect Our Schools

MSEA President Betty Weller and legislative leaders at MSEA’s Protect Our Schools press conference. ANNOUNCING: The March to Protect Our Schools Protect public education with hundreds of educators on March 13 at MSEA’s march and lobby night! We have one simple message for legislators: Protect Our Schools. Sign up and share this link to join us: […]
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If I Was Governor for a Day…

Taylor Mali famously captured the hearts of teachers with his empowering response to the question, “What do you make?” This common question and one’s response says something about our values and how we define ourselves and our work. Contrast this with the Masai people of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They greet one another with, […]
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Gov. Hogan’s Charter School Fraud Bill

It’s hard to remember now, but when Larry Hogan was running for governor in 2014, he made a campaign promise to cut $1.5 billion in “fraud, waste, and abuse” from the state budget. But since being elected, the governor has instead developed a legacy of cutting taxpayer funding from vital public services: public schools, Baltimore’s Red Line, […]
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Bummed about Betsy DeVos?

Source: NEA Today On Tuesday, the unfortunate news broke that Betsy DeVos — billionaire, ardent supporter of private and religious school vouchers and unregulated charter schools, and “Trump’s most controversial nominee” — was America’s new education secretary. While she has no prior experience working in public education, she has spent decades advocating for private school voucher programs and the privatization […]
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“Mrs. Fitzsimmons, We Need You in Room 113, Please.”

Meet Sarah Fitzsimmons, a licensed clinical professional counselor and National Board Certified Counselor at Carroll Manor Elementary in Baltimore County. Carroll Manor is recognized as an American School Counselor Association Model Program. WALKIE TALKIE My walkie is a toolkit must! The administration and school secretaries can communicate with me about a classroom I need to […]
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Gov. Hogan’s Sounds of Silence

You may have heard this playing in Annapolis recently… THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS Gov. Hogan Attempts to Spin Weak Education Record in Third State of the State On Wednesday, Gov. Hogan delivered his third State of the State speech to both chambers of the General Assembly, using rhetoric on bipartisanship that his record doesn’t […]
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“With More Time to Teach, We’d Visit Museums, Galleries, Archives, and Battlefields …”

The Less Testing More Learning Act of 2017 is the real deal, and with two-thirds of senators signed on as co-sponsors this year (it passed the House of Delegates unanimously last year), hopes are high among parents and educators. The legislation calls for a reduction in mandated standardized tests that would limit elementary and middle […]
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