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National Education Association Makes Recommendations for Open Maryland Congressional Seats

The National Education Association (NEA) has made recommendations in Maryland’s three open Congressional seats: Sarah Elfreth in District 3, Johnny Olszewski in District 2, and Joe Vogel in District 6, following the recommendations of the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) Board of Directors. These recommendations come at the conclusion of an inclusive process highlighted by […]
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School Board Elections 2024: What's at Stake

BOARDS OF EDUCATION MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR DAILY LIVES AND CAREERS—FROM CONTRACTS TO COMBATTING BOOK BANS, BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE WHERE THE ACTION IS. THAT’S WHY SOME EXTREMISTGROUPS ARE SO INTERESTED IN SPENDING BIG MONEY IN LOCAL RACES AND PURPOSELY DRAWING VOTERS INTO NATIONAL, POLITICIZED CULTURE WARS. YOUR BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR […]
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David Trone for U.S. Senate

With Senator Ben Cardin retiring, Marylanders will elect a new U.S. senator in November 2024 for the first time since Sen. Chris Van Hollen was elected to his first term in 2016. At the 2023 MSEA Fall Representative Assembly, delegates from across the state voted to recommend Rep. David Trone (D-6th) to NEA for endorsement. […]
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Spotlight on Delegate Jazz Lewis

Prince George’s County delegate Jazz Lewis (Dist. 24) worked as a community and union organizer with SEIU before being appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2017 and winning elections in 2018 and 2022. He was appointed to serve as the House Majority Whip in January. How has your experience as a labor organizer […]
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Jacob Bennett Takes His Seat on Harford County Council

In the short time since Harford County middle school science teacher Jacob Bennett won a seat on the seven-member county council by 94 votes in a close November election, he has been excluded from the inauguration program and official swearing-in ceremonies, locked out of his office and email account, denied the council salary and supplies […]
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A Message from President Cheryl Bost

January was a month of historic and spectacular firsts in Maryland. On January 3, Anthony Brown was sworn in as the state’s 47th attorney general, the first Black person to be elected to the position. He acknowledged the moment by saying that he takes office “at such a critical moment in our nation’s history—a moment […]
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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New Year, New Administration, New Opportunities

The start of 2023 brings a lot of new to public schools in Maryland. Wes Moore’s victory was part of an election where more than 80% of educator-recommended candidates won. We engage in the electoral process to impact policy and deliver the supports and resources needed to every classroom in the state. At 12:01 p.m. […]
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What's Next

Wow. What a year. Emerging into what we can optimistically call a post-pandemic world has been busy and exhausting for educators. Addressing remediation, the overwhelming educator shortage that has reached every job category in our schools and worksites, and the vicious attacks on a fair and honest public education has exhausted many of us. We […]
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