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Community College Employee Collective Bargaining Becomes Law

Special Session Brings Win for Community College Collective Bargaining Power, a New Treasurer, Realigned Congressional Districts The General Assembly special session that took place December 6-9 gave Maryland a new state treasurer, a new map of congressional districts, and collective bargaining rights for Maryland community college employees. Legislators swiftly overrode Gov. Hogan’s veto of the […]
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ActionLine Special: Q&A with State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury

Meet new Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury in this special ActionLine interview. Choudhury comes to MSDE from Texas where he was Associate Superintendent and Chief Strategy, Talent, and Innovation Officer in San Antonio and Chief and Director of Transformation and Innovation in Dallas. Grab a cup of coffee and meet this Maryland newcomer […]
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Educator Advocacy Continues during Special Session, State Board Meetings

Special Session Agenda Includes Redistricting, Community College Organizing, New Treasurer The General Assembly will convene a special session starting on Monday with an agenda that will have an impact on education: selecting a new map of the state’s eight congressional districts, electing a state treasurer, and considering votes to override Gov. Hogan’s vetoes, including of […]
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Short Takes: New Blueprint Explainers, the AIB, Pension News

The Blueprint and Accountability Have you seen reforms come and go and wondered, “What just happened? Where did all that money go? I thought it was supposed to …” If so, the architects of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future heard you. Built into the Blueprint is the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB)—an independent seven-member group […]
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Inside MSEA: The Blueprint is Here!

With the start of the new school year, we officially kick off the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future — everything from a new funding formula and the expansion of pre-K and community schools, to the exciting changes in high school to meet the new college and career ready standards, and the initial salary […]
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Progress Made on Safety Measures, Blueprint Accountability

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Pushes State School Board to Enact Emergency Mask Regulation to Support Safe In-Person Education MSEA celebrated a victory for safe and sustainable in-person education when a statewide mask mandate for schools was approved by the General Assembly’s Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee on September 14. MSEA President Cheryl […]
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Blueprint Accountability Advances; Hogan Stalls Mask Mandate

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS AIB Nominees Selected for Governor Have “Great Expertise” to Lead, Bost Says The next critical step in implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future can be taken now that the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Nominating Committee has its slate of nine candidates for the AIB. Gov. Hogan will appoint seven from […]
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Focusing on Recovery, Safety for the New School Year

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Sits at Committee Table Preparing for Blueprint Accountability and Implementation At its first meeting on July 8, the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Nominating Committee began its work to select the slate of candidates to fill the AIB, which will have long-term oversight of the statewide implementation of the Blueprint […]
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MSEA Raises Voice in Blueprint Accountability; Transformative Education Funding in Action

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS 200th Edition of Up the Street As this 200th edition of Up the Street goes to press, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the importance of communicating legislative information and building a network of readers and activists who can use that information to improve outcomes for their profession, students, families, and […]
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