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Gov. Hogan Threatens to Veto the Protect Our Schools Act

WJLA and numerous other stations covered the protests surrounding Gov. Hogan and Secretary DeVos’ visit to a Montgomery County school on Thursday. URGENT ACTION NEEDED The Protect Our Schools Act is up for an important vote in the Senate. Please send your senator an email or give them a call at 1–888–520–6732 asking them to support […]
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MSEA’s Successful Week of Action

Hundreds of educators in Annapolis participating in MSEA’s March to Protect Our Schools. Photo © Stephen Cherry. THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS Hundreds of Maryland Educators Brave the Snow to March for Public Schools MSEA’s Week of Action has been a huge success, driving public education issues to the top of the General Assembly’s agenda: · […]
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Protect Our Schools Act Passes House of Delegates

WEEK OF ACTION TO PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS It’s here! After last year’s very successful Week of Action, MSEA has another week of statewide activism planned. This year’s Week of Action starts on Monday, March 13 with our March to Protect Our Schools and runs through Friday, March 17. Here’s what we’re asking members to do throughout […]
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Maryland House Approves Less Testing, More Learning Act Unanimously

MSEA President Betty Weller stands with Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, former NAACP president Ben Jealous, Maryland PTA President Elizabeth Leight, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, and Baltimore City educators at Tuesday’s press conference pushing back on private school vouchers. *The March to Protect Our Schools* We’re closing in on a thousand RSVPs for our […]
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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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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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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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Gov. Hogan’s Sounds of Silence

You may have heard this playing in Annapolis recently… THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS Gov. Hogan Attempts to Spin Weak Education Record in Third State of the State On Wednesday, Gov. Hogan delivered his third State of the State speech to both chambers of the General Assembly, using rhetoric on bipartisanship that his record doesn’t […]
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Gov. Hogan Announces Legislation to Weaken Charter School Law (Again)

THE WEEK THAT WAS IN ANNAPOLIS On Wednesday, Gov. Hogan expanded his school privatization agenda when he sent out a press release announcing legislation to radically reform how charter schools operate in Maryland. His release named several bad ideas: · Creating the Maryland Public Charter School Authority, an independent public charter school authorizer · Exempting […]
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