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Legislators, Governor Agree on Budget; Further School Funding and Blueprint Details Emerge

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Legislators, Governor Agree on Budget; Further School Funding and Blueprint Details Emerge On Thursday, Senate and House leadership and Gov. Moore jointly announced they have come to agreement on a fiscal year 2026 state budget, using additional cuts and new revenue to solve a $3.3 billion deficit. Later on Thursday, the […]
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House Votes against Deep Cuts to Schools; Senate to Take up Bill

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS House Passes Amended Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Rejects Deep Cuts to K-12 Funding On Tuesday the House voted 100-39 along party lines in favor of an amended House Bill 504 that rejects cuts to school funding proposed in the governor’s Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act. Now HB504 will […]
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Major Progress as House Votes against Deep Cuts to Education

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Progress Made by House Committees to Reject Deep K-12 Funding Cuts; Final House Vote Coming Soon This week the House Appropriations and Ways and Means committees rejected the cuts to school funding proposed in the governor’s Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Senate Bill 429/House Bill 504. On the heels of […]
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Following MSEA Day of Action, Key House Committee Recommends Amendments to Avoid Deep K-12 Funding Cuts

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Day of Action Pushes for, and Key House Committee Recommends, Amendments to Avoid Deep K-12 Funding Cuts Roughly 250 educators from across the state visited legislators’ Annapolis offices on Monday for MSEA’s Fund Maryland’s Future Day of Action to urge lawmakers to prevent deep cuts to public schools and to […]
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Educator and Student Safety Key in Policy Proposals

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Public Employee Safety and Health Act Addresses Educators’ Workplace Concerns MSEA President Paul Lemle advocated for greater workplace safety for educators on Wednesday in the Senate Finance Committee, testifying in support of the Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act, Senate Bill 26. It would establish a unit in the […]
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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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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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The Power of Our Union Has Never Been More Important

Elections have consequences. Sometimes those consequences are a perceived mandate from voters, as in 2012 to protect the Affordable Care Act at the national level or the DREAM Act and marriage equality at the state level. Or the overwhelming support realized for a governor committed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as in the elec­tion […]
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