Racial and Social Justice

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Racial and Social Justice

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2025 MSEA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

THEME: The Fierce Urgency of Pause—Why Rest and Radical Self-Care Are Critical to Our Movement for Racial, Social, and Economic Justice MSEA’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held together, on Saturday, January 18. This one-day event will convene educators, students, community members, and experts to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, recognize award winners, […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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My Turn: Baltimore County CARE Liaison Cortly Witherspoon

Meet Cortly Witherspoon, a community school liaison at Baltimore County’s Winfield Elementary School. He’s a longtime social and political activist and now, as a member of the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC), a union activist. This year, he’s part of MSEA’s 2024-2025 Minority Leadership Training cohort, one of MSEA’s signature leadership development programs. […]
Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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AP Black Studies Classes Back in Harford County

Harford County made the news this summer when the board of education there denied making permanent an AP African American studies course after a successful 2023-24 pilot program in three of the county’s high schools. The controversial discussion item was removed from two board agendas ahead of the June 24 meeting and announcement, an indication […]
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A Word from Legal: Title IX

Title IX regulations, updated by the Department of Education on April 29, 2024, require public schools to adopt and publish procedures for the resolution of student complaints alleging any actions prohibited by Title IX by August 1, 2024. While various legal challenges have halted implementation in at least 21 states, it is still enforceable in […]
Good Trouble|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire

Matt Hatchett is a social and political activist, and 7th grade social studies teacher at Gwynn Park Elementary School. Matt’s part of a book club and mutual aid group that discusses radical books about history and theory. “Before the year ends,” he says, “we plan to serve the community through a free grocery program, and we have […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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Baltimore County Teacher Wins 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year

Baltimore County educator and member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) Edwin Pérez is the winner of the Latinx Education Collaborative 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year. There were 116 nominees from across the country for the organization’s 2024 award. Pérez is an educator-activist who attended MSEA’s Minority Leadership Training and is now […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice

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Freedom to Read Is Law, More Pro-Education Bills Signed

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Governor Sign Bills to Protect Freedom to Read, Strengthen Profession With educators, bill sponsors, and legislative leaders beside him on April 25, the governor signed the Freedom to Read Act into law and made Maryland one of the first states to lead against politicized attacks from extremist activists seeking to ban […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|School Funding

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Session Wins Include Freedom to Read, Bills to Address Educator Shortage

SINE DIE EDITION Successes This Session Help Address Educator Shortage, Prevent Book Bans The 446th Maryland General Assembly legislative session adjourned sine die at midnight on Monday, having delivered wins for educators, students, and Marylanders. Throughout the 90-day session, MSEA’s lobbyists tracked approximately 400 pieces of legislation and provided testimony on 150. While many of […]
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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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