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Big Changes Coming to Annapolis

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Ways and Means Chairwoman Anne Kaiser Steps Aside House Ways and Means Chairwoman Anne Kaiser (D-14) announced that she is stepping down as chair of the powerful committee following her selection to create and lead a new Public Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. While she […]
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Progress Made on Safety Measures, Blueprint Accountability

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Pushes State School Board to Enact Emergency Mask Regulation to Support Safe In-Person Education MSEA celebrated a victory for safe and sustainable in-person education when a statewide mask mandate for schools was approved by the General Assembly’s Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee on September 14. MSEA President Cheryl […]
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Blueprint Accountability Advances; Hogan Stalls Mask Mandate

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS AIB Nominees Selected for Governor Have “Great Expertise” to Lead, Bost Says The next critical step in implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future can be taken now that the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Nominating Committee has its slate of nine candidates for the AIB. Gov. Hogan will appoint seven from […]
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Focusing on Recovery, Safety for the New School Year

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Sits at Committee Table Preparing for Blueprint Accountability and Implementation At its first meeting on July 8, the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Nominating Committee began its work to select the slate of candidates to fill the AIB, which will have long-term oversight of the statewide implementation of the Blueprint […]
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MSEA Raises Voice in Blueprint Accountability; Transformative Education Funding in Action

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS 200th Edition of Up the Street As this 200th edition of Up the Street goes to press, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the importance of communicating legislative information and building a network of readers and activists who can use that information to improve outcomes for their profession, students, families, and […]
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Educators Have Voice in Blueprint Oversight As Implementation Expands

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board Takes First Steps As the full implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future begins, MSEA is proud to have President Cheryl Bost appointed by House Speaker Adrienne Jones to serve on the six-member Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee. Bost brings an important educator’s voice to […]
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Summer Promises Recovery Efforts, Campaigns Ramping Up for 2022

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Legislative Successes Changing Education Already The coronavirus pandemic drove MSEA’s short- and long-term priorities during this year’s session to secure resources to safely and sustainably work and learn in our schools, as well as to provide the supports necessary for recovery from its impacts. Key to this effort was the successful […]
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Session Delivers Wins for Educators and Students on Equity, Funding, Pandemic Recovery

SINE DIE IN ANNAPOLIS Transformational Wins for Schools in Annapolis Historic Pandemic-Oriented Session Adjourns Sine Die At midnight on Monday, the 442nd Maryland General Assembly session adjourned sine die having enacted transformative new laws out of the 2,771 pieces of legislation introduced. MSEA closely tracked nearly 400 of those bills, which overlapped with MSEA legislative […]
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Legislation Supporting Educators, Anti-discrimination Advances as Session Speeds to Close

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Enactment Ushers in New Era in School Funding and Pandemic Recovery House Bill 1372, companion legislation for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, made it to the finish line when Gov. Hogan wrote to House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson that he would allow it to become law […]
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