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Less Testing, More Learning Act Heads to the House Floor

    THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS Less Testing, More Learning Act Passes House Ways and Means One of MSEA’s top legislative priorities — the Less Testing, More Learning Act (HB461/SB452) — cleared its first major hurdle this week when it was unanimously voted out of the House Ways and Means Committee, 19–0. The full House of Delegates moved […]
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138 Hours of Entering Test Data?

A new assessment is being piloted this year for three- and four-year-olds across Maryland. The Early Learning Assessment (ELA) is brought to you by the same folks who developed the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA), a test which so disrupted the first months of kindergarten that the General Assembly stepped in last year to limit the […]
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Educators Lead on Efforts to Reduce Testing

Fox Baltimore was among the outlets covering Wednesday’s Senate bill hearing of the Less Testing, More Learning Act. Sign-Up for 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 […]
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“Over-testing is ineffective instruction.”

Educators know this all too well — mandated testing has gone through the roof and the impacts are far reaching. Much of the problem is at the local level —district-mandated assessments account for 74% of all required testing of K–12. It’s time to put an end to the culture of over-testing. MSEA members are leading on the […]
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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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