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Teacher Toolkit

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Toolkit: Connecting Math with Students

Lawrence Williams is a fifth grade math teacher at Springhill Elementary School in Prince George’s County. What are some of the things in his toolkit? HOBERMAN SPHERE (See photo above) The bright colors of the Hoberman sphere grab students’ attention and expose multiple geometric shapes when the sphere is extended. CUISENAIRE RODS Cuisenaire rods are […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Erika Strauss Chavarria for Social Justice Activist of the Year
School Funding

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Maryland Schools Are Underfunded by $3 Billion

Photo © NEA Named after its chair, for­mer University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan, the Commission’s 25 members are working to rewrite Maryland’s school funding formula. They are scheduled to deliver recom­mendations to the General Assembly in December. Since legislators passed the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act (also known as the Thornton Plan) […]
Union Updates

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New MSEA Director Is Maryland School Psychologist of the Year

“In the absence of alternative strategies, school psychologists are being called on more than ever to provide needed training, interventions, and sup­ports. Unfortunately, in most districts budget restrictions have not increased staffing levels for us, increasing our workloads. We must organize school psychologists around these issues to advocate for increased staffing.” That’s an excerpt from […]
Charter Schools

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Big Win #3: Taking on the Hogan-DeVos Privatization Agenda

Educators, students, and public schools scored several big wins this legislative session. We’ve look at two of the biggest wins and what they mean for Maryland schools: the Protect Our Schools Act and the More Learning, Less Testing Act. Today we’re looking at the defeat of Gov. Hogan’s charter schools bill. Governor Hogan and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy […]
Testing

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YOU DID IT!

It’s one of the biggest wins for public education in years — passage of the Protect Our Schools Act means Maryland is standing up to the Hogan/DeVos/Trump privatization agenda. There’s more: passage of the More Learning, Less Testing Act means educators will have time to nurture creativity and help students develop the higher-level critical thinking skills they […]
Legal Questions

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What to Do If a Student Assaults You

In 2015, the U.S. Department of Education reported that from 2011 to 2012, approximately 20% of public school teachers reported being verbally abused, 10% reported being physically abused, and 10% reported being physically attacked in schools. In 2009, an Institute of Education Science School Principal Survey on Crime and Safety found that approximately 11% of […]
Testing

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Ask a Teacher: What Does the Protect Our Schools Act Mean to You?

Allison Heintz There’s a misconception that teachers are in favor of POSA because it gives more power to unions. This bill is about giving more power to local stakeholders, including what factors determine school success and how to deal with failing schools. Our governor has been vocal in supporting vouchers, and I’ve probably been one […]
Education Support Professionals

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MSEA Members Lead at the National ESP Conference

The MSEA delegation at the NEA ESP National Conference in March. Nearly 70 MSEA members gathered with hundreds of colleagues in Dallas on March 9–12 at NEA’s ESP National Conference — Uniting, Inspiring, and Leading for the Whole Student. On the agenda were more than 50 workshops covering critical on-the-job issues and union organizing. Massachusetts paraeducator Raul Ramos, […]
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