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Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding

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Historic Session Opens with Plans to Address Educator, Student, Worker Needs

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Session Opens with Plans to Address Educator, Student, Worker Needs Welcoming a uniquely diverse and qualified team of top state leaders, the Maryland General Assembly opened its 445th session at noon on Wednesday, under conditions no longer dictated by a pandemic. However, some positive pandemic-inspired conditions will continue. Full committee […]
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Legislative Priorities Address Staffing Shortages, Support for Educators, Students

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA’s 2023 Legislative Priorities Focus on Addressing Staffing Shortages, Supporting Educators and Students On Wednesday, the 2023 legislative session will begin, and a week later on January 18 Wes Moore will be sworn in as governor. A wave of electoral victories by pro-public education candidates, highlighted by Moore’s landslide win, shifts […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Paraeducator Abbie Bennett

Welcome to MSEA’s new Good Trouble Questionnaire where we ask member-activists why they do what they do for public education and the causes they believe in. In this issue, MSEA paraeducator Abbie Bennett takes the questionnaire. What do you love the most about public schools? Equal access to education for all students. What is your vision for […]
Educator Voice|Elections|Union Updates

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Big Wins for Education in General Election 2022

When MSEA delegates to the Spring Repre­sentative Assembly voted to recommend the statewide ticket of Wes Moore and Aruna Miller for governor and lieutenant governor, Brooke Lierman for comptroller, and Anthony Brown for attorney general, they knew it was a winning and historic ticket. Each candidate is on the right side of ed­ucation issues—they support […]
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Educators Have Strong Voice in Moore Transition

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Moore’s Staff, Transition Committee Selections Include Educator Allies The Moore Administration has announced a diverse list of staff and transition team leaders that include a number of pro-public education advocates. Governor-elect Moore chose House Majority Leader Eric Luedtke (D-Montgomery) to be his Chief Legislative Officer. Luedtke is an associate clinical professor […]
Educator Voice|Elections|School Funding

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Historic Election Delivers Wins for Public Education

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Wins Put Pro-Public Education Administration in Power MSEA members played a pivotal role in the history that was made on Election Day when Marylanders elected Wes Moore and Aruna Miller to be governor and lieutenant governor, Brooke Lierman to be comptroller, and Anthony Brown to be attorney general. MSEA looks […]
Early Career Educators|Educator Voice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Aspiring Educator Jailyn Bridgeforth

Welcome to MSEA’s new Good Trouble Questionnaire where we ask member-activists why they do what they do for public education and the causes they believe in. In this issue, MSEA Aspiring Educator Jailyn Bridgeforth takes the questionnaire. What do you love the most in our public schools? That public schools are for every child everywhere. […]
Educator Voice|Elections

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Jessica Fitzwater for Frederick County Executive

Jessica Fitzwater keeps long days. She’s a second-generation educator, two-term Frederick County Council member, a mother of two young children, and now the Democratic Party’s candidate in the race for county executive of fast-growing Frederick County. Throughout her career as an elementary music teacher, she’s made her mark on her local Frederick County Teachers Association […]
Educator Voice|Union Updates

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2022 MSEA Convention Is Back in OC!

It’s the first in-person MSEA Convention and Representative Assembly since 2019! Join us for some good old-fashioned in-person networking, camaraderie, and FREE PD that you can use ASAP. Twenty-one professional development workshops—local PD credit possible! Scores of education exhibits—freebies! Six hundred invited dele­gates—union strong! Parliamentary pro­cedure—mind your manners! PAC challenges—support public education candidates! Sunrises at […]
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