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Raising the Bar for ESP Professional Development

Pictured left to right at the ESPBC Professional Development Day January 17: Jovanie Jones, Robert Caperna, Tammy Hough, Evers Burns, Tonya Dentry, and Bill Voithofer. The Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County are raising the bar for professional development. In one year, they’ve increased attendance at the 1½-day professional development conference by 100% with educators […]
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Workers Comp — Do You Know Your Basic Rights?

Ouch. As an educator, you’re covered by Workers’ Compensation insurance from your first day of employment. This insurance covers you for any injuries that occur while on the job or driving from one work location to another. If you think an injury that should be covered under Workers’ Compensation has occurred, you should: • Immediately […]
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Where Should Your Taxes Go — Public or Private Schools? Voters Say …

A January 2017 poll asked Maryland voters a number of questions about public vs. privately-run charters and private schools. Their answers showed agreement across parties, regions, and demographics. Here’s a quick look at some results. Don’t miss the full story here.
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Toolkit: Lemony Snicket and This Guy Are Asking All the Wrong Questions …

Meet Thomas Dennison, a fifth grade teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School in Harford County and a winner of a 2016–2017 $25,000 Milken Educator Award. Read his ActionLine article: “Q: How do we start? A: #truth” here. Here are some of his favorite classroom tools: LEMONY SNICKET BOOKS (See above) A great book is […]
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An ESSA Primer: Will Maryland Make the Most of ESSA?

Photo credit: National Education Association It’s been more than a year since President Obama signed the every student succeeds act (ESSA) into law — laying to rest the policy disaster known as No Child Left Behind. Now Maryland is beginning to take serious steps in the lengthy process of implementing the new law. The Maryland State Department […]
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Gov. Hogan Releases “Too Good to Be True” Budget

Gov. Hogan responds to press questions about his budget. (Credit: Executive Office of the Governor) THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS On Tuesday, Gov. Hogan held a press conference to highlight a new budget that somehow closed a $544 million deficit without raising taxes or making “serious” funding cuts. Reporters were skeptical. It turns out […]
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The 5 Most Infuriating Moments from Betsy DeVos’ Confirmation Hearing

If you care about public education, you probably heard about Betsy DeVos’ train wreck of a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education last night. If you haven’t called your senator yet at 1–855–882–6229 to tell them to vote NO on DeVos, this list of 5 lowlights from her confirmation hearing should make you run straight […]
School Funding

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4 Charts Show Marylanders Want More Support for Public Schools

Education doesn’t have to be a partisan issue. A poll released today from Gonzales Research of 823 registered Maryland voters shows broad agreement across counties, parties, and demographics: Marylanders want increased funding for public schools, increased access to pre-k, and for our political leaders to focus on improving public schools rather than shifting resources to […]
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It’s Time to Protect Our Schools

Photo by Martin Falbisoner (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Begins Advocacy on “Protect Our Schools” 2017 Educators’ Agenda With the 2017 Maryland General Assembly now under way, MSEA President Betty Weller and the government relations staff are moving quickly to line up bill sponsors, […]
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