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Support Staff Wages, Key Bills Advance

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA’s Priorities Advance through Crossover, Including ESP Wages, Antidiscrimination, Pandemic Recovery Monday was the “crossover” deadline date in the legislative calendar for legislation to get through one chamber of the legislature to guarantee consideration in the other chamber. Several bills in play are MSEA priorities to address education staffing shortages, pay […]
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Senate Advances Major Blueprint Investment

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Mid-Session Rush Finds Budget Surplus Sufficient for One-Time Money to Benefit Blueprint With the March 21 deadline for bills to cross over to the opposite chamber bearing down, the push is on to act on legislation that is still in its original chamber. Both the House and Senate are doubling the […]
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MSEA's Push to Increase Support Staff Wages Picks up Steam

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Educators, Legislators Testify to Increase Wages for Education Support Professionals On Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the Senate Budget and Taxation and House Ways and Means committees had education support professionals, state and local leaders, and education supporters testifying in favor of Senate Bill 831 and House Bill 1349 to address the […]
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Fight for Educator Voice in Class Size Gains Momentum

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Committed Educators Testify for Class Size Bargaining Rights, Combat Great Resignation In the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, a lineup of congressional representatives joined state and local leaders and educators to advocate for House Bill 890, sponsored by chair of the House Democratic Caucus Delegate Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s), […]
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Momentum Builds for Higher ESP Wages, Right to Bargain Class Size

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Legislation in Motion to Raise Education Support Professionals’ Pay, Make Class Size Negotiable On Thursday during a press conference hosted by MSEA, Senator Craig Zucker (D-Montgomery) and Delegate Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s) were joined by distinguished educators, MSEA President Cheryl Bost, and SEIU 500 President Pia Morrison to build momentum for […]
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Our Campaign to Raise School Support Staff Wages

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Pushes for Pay Raises for Education Support Professionals MSEA is leading the push for legislation this session to raise wages for education support professionals (ESPs). ESPs provide our students with transportation, nutritious meals, classroom support, technology support, and more, but they are typically not paid according to the value of […]
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MSEA Fights for Educators to Have a Voice in Class Size

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Educators Should Have a Voice in Class Sizes As educators try to balance crippling staffing shortages and overwhelming workloads with students’ needs for more individualized attention than ever, MSEA is leading an effort to make class size no longer an illegal subject of bargaining in Maryland. The emphasis that the Blueprint […]
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Educator Burnout Threatens Staffing Levels

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Hogan’s State of the State Conceals His History, Plan to Cut Resources from Students Most in Need During his State of the State address on Wednesday, Gov.Hogan continued a tradition of disingenuity, as he touted inflated personal accomplishments related to funding education, public safety, and administering a state budget surplus—which would […]
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Hogan's Budget Shortchanges Schools by $140 Million

Education Money Missing from Hogan’s Proposed FY23 Budget In a disappointing replay of disastrous education policy, Gov. Hogan left out nearly $140 million in education funding from the budget he proposed for fiscal year 2023. Among the damaging omissions was the education effort adjustment that the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future called for the state to […]
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