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My Turn: Special Ed Clerical Carly Cole

Carly Cole is a special ed clerical employee at Friendship Valley Elementary School in Carroll County. With union membership a family value and tradition, she’s embraced the opportunity to contribute and lead in her local, the Carroll Association of School Employees. Her husband, Brad Cole, is a special educator at Friendship Valley and her children […]
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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

Many Americans love to pay taxes. For my students in government class, we tackled it as a more complicated question—what benefits and services do we receive, and who pays for them? That becomes an especially pressing question when we see so many big businesses and wealthy individuals take home unimaginable profits while for many of […]
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Breakthroughs: Creating Opportunities to Build My Practice through Travel

Josie Perry is a National Board Certified teacher in Social Studies-History. She teaches AP Human Geography and Honors United States History at Rising Sun High School in Cecil County. Note: ActionLine reached out to Josie Perry, featured in our December issue, to follow up on her recent trip to Europe as a teaching fellow for […]
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Budget Amendments Needed to Protect Funding for Students in Poverty, Multilingual Learners

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Governor’s Blueprint Bill Introduced; At-Promise Students Need Advocates This week Gov. Moore introduced legislation titled the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, House Bill 504/Senate Bill 429, which is linked to the K-12 funding plan he included in his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, House Bill 350/Senate Bill 319. The complex […]
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Moore’s Budget Introduced with Big Implications for Education and Fairer Tax Policies

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Moore’s Budget Introduced with Big Implications for Education and Fairer Tax Policies On Wednesday, Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a proposed fiscal year 2026 budget that would broadly address the $3 billion deficit, make big investments in public education, and create a new, fairer tax code to ease the burden on regular […]
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Session Starts with Imperative to Protect School Funding

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Commitment Required to Keep Public Education Priorities A nearly $3 billion fiscal year 2026 budget deficit looms over the General Assembly session that opened on Wednesday and will require continued commitment to public schools from the governor and the legislature. On Wednesday, Gov. Moore announced that the budget he will present […]
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Educators Organizing for Power

Allegany County Education Association Members organized for power and elected one of their endorsed board of education candidates, ousting an eight-year incumbent. The winning candidate worked closely with ACEA, collaborating on strategy and voter outreach. Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel literacy teachers were asked to take on significant increased workload by leading […]
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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Caitlin McCrimmon, Montgomery County

Caitlin McCrimmon makes good trouble for the Montgomery County Education Association. She’s a 4th grade teacher at Oakview Elementary School and is dedicated to public service. Check out her John Lewis Good Trouble Questionnaire! What do you love the most about public schools? I love the diversity and the built-in community outreach. Public schools have […]
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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

THE WORLD AS IT SHOULD BE Colleagues, elections always change us, and they always change our country. This November was no exception. As a union, we had some big wins in the Senate, House, and on many boards of education. On the national level, however, the incoming Trump Administration is a very real threat to […]
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