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Education Support Professionals|Union Updates

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2024 MSEA ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson

MSEA’s 2024 ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson is a Baltimore County education support pro­fessional who supports regional social emotional learning at Parkville Middle School. “Our program,” she says, “aims to foster a positive school climate by equipping students with tools to understand and manage their emotions, develop empathy and positive relationships, make responsible choices, […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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2024-2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year Kat Locke-Jones

Congratulations to 2024-2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year Kat Locke-Jones, a Baltimore City 7th grade English language arts teacher! She is passionate about teaching students to write and tell their own stories as an academic exercise and as a way to find and shine a light on themsel­ves. She is co-founder of SL24, a mental […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Professional Development That Takes You Around the World

Josie Perry is a National Board Certified teacher in Social Studies-His­tory. She teaches AP Human Geography and Honors United States History at Rising Sun High School in Cecil County. As a kid, I went through a range of future careers, from meteorologist to paleontologist and everything in between. Teaching was never a con­sideration, until I […]
Educator Voice|Elections|Union Updates

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Maryland Elects Pro-Public Education Leaders

While the national election results promise challenging times ahead for public education and unions, MSEA members and educator-recommended candidates had very successful local election results here in Maryland. Hundreds of MSEA members and allies knocked on doors throughout Maryland, called and sent postcards to voters, and handed out Apple Ballots on Election Day—and won in […]
Educator Voice|School Funding

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MSEA's 2025 Legislative Agenda

“The state is facing serious budget challenges going into the 2025 Legislative Assembly. We don’t yet know what threats from the new federal administration might have a uniquely disproportionate effect on Maryland’s economy, such as the possible loss of federal jobs (which employ 160,000 Maryland residents), federal funding for the Key Bridge and Baltimore’s new […]
Legal Questions

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A Word from Legal: Student Toileting and Educators

TOILETING: IS IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EDUCATORS? Yes. Prekindergarten programs include three- and four-year-olds with varying levels of toileting abilities, or none at all. Because current regulations do not permit systems to exclude students due to toileting issues, MSDE has adopted an inclusive approach and guidance to toileting students. As a result, it is the […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice

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My Turn: Harford County Media Technician Beth Kowalchek

Meet Beth Kowalchek, a media technician at Havre de Grace and Meadowvale elementary schools in Harford County. She’s a skilled paraeducator and media technician and an avid reader. She’s a member of her union, the Harford County Education Association, and is currently a year-round organizer for MSEA’s ESP Bill of Rights. After several years of […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Randy Laird, Somerset County Social Studies Teacher

Randy Laird is a social studies teacher at his alma mater Crisfield High School in Somerset County. He’s also advisor to the senior class and National Honor Society. He’s devoted to his community and wants his students to be, too. “If there’s one thing I want students to know when they leave my classroom and […]
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 […]
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