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Addressing Educator Shortages

Legislature Receives Hogan’s FY23 Budget, Eyes Ways to Better Support Stressed Schools With the fiscal year 2023 budget that Gov. Hogan submitted on Wednesday as a baseline, legislative leaders and education advocates are ready to see it help address the strained conditions in K-12 public education, such as the catastrophic shortage of educators and the […]
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What to Look for as the 2022 Legislative Session Begins

2022 Session Set to Tackle Health, Economy, Political Battles amid Persistent Pandemic The 444th session of the General Assembly opened Wednesday with the now typical lack of fanfare and greater distancing, as the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year. This year, the public has greater access, with restrictions, to buildings and legislative sessions compared to […]
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Pushing for Improved Workloads and Class Sizes

MSEA Pushes for Sustainable Workloads and Class Sizes in 2022 Legislative Priorities On Wednesday the 2022 General Assembly legislative session will convene, and MSEA’s list of legislative priorities this year focuses on reining in educator workloads and creating safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students. The emphasis that the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future […]
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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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