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Freedom to Read Act Advances

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Crossover Marks Important Milestone for Priority Bills As the 90-day legislative session advances toward Sine Die on April 8, this coming Monday is the day that bills in one chamber either cross over to the opposite chamber or require special action to advance this session. Several of MSEA’s priorities are on […]
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Freedom to Read Act Passes out of Committee

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Freedom to Read Act Ready to Move to Floor Vote The Freedom to Read Act sets standards to prevent the kinds of politically motivated book bans that are emerging around the state, received favorable votes with amendments in the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the Ways and Means […]
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Key Education Bills Heard as Session Passes Halfway Mark

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Responsible Contracting Bill to Keep Public School Jobs Public Has Unions’ Support MSEA, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2250, and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 were among the witnesses that provided testimony on Wednesday to the House Ways and Means Committee for House […]
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Freedom to Read, Grow Your Own Educators Bills Heard in House

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Freedom to Read Act, in Speaker’s Decency Agenda, Promotes Equity, Antidiscrimination The Freedom to Read Act was heard for the first time on Wednesday in the House Ways and Means Committee as its sponsors seek to set standards to prevent the kinds of politically motivated book bans that are emerging around […]
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Bills Introduced to Limit Privatization of Educator Jobs, Book Bans

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Fights to Protect School Jobs from Privatization All of MSEA’s key legislative priorities have been introduced before the bill filing deadline this session. Most recently, MSEA’s bill to prohibit public schools from hiring subcontractors for staff positions without strong oversight and employee protections has been introduced in Senate Bill 1043, […]
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Teacher's Toolkit: Tenisha Newman, Baltimore County English Teacher

Tenisha Newman is a first-generation college graduate and a 9th grade English teacher at Catonsville High School in Baltimore County. She’s a member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. REPRESENTATION MATTERS When I was a student in my high school, I realized that many of our texts did not hold representation of different minority […]
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Breakthroughs: My Work Is My Joy

Dominique Bivins is a special education resource teacher at District Heights Elementary School and holds a dual bachelor’s degree in special and elementary education and a master’s in special education. She has been teaching for 23 years Teaching and learning are a big family legacy. I am the daughter and mother of teachers, as well […]
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MSEA Fights Privatization of Support Staff Jobs

The shortage of skilled education employees in Maryland goes beyond setting new policies to expand and diversify the education profession—it also means looking at the issue of local boards of education using subcontractors as a way to fill the gaps in the shortages of support staff employees like bus drivers, custodians, and more who keep […]
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A Message from President Cheryl Bost: Take Your Power! Vote in the MSEA Election!

For over five years, my goal has been to lift up educator voices in all areas where decisions about education and our unions are made. I’m so proud of all the members who have stepped up to share their stories, spoken up for what they and their students need, and shown up to protect our […]
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