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BEST PRACTICES FOR YOUR VIRTUAL LOBBYING MEETING

SETTING UP A MEETING Reach out early. Call and email your legislator to request a virtual lobby visit. Be clear about the topic you want to discuss. Tell them how many members will be coming. Clarify if you or the legislator’s office is sending out the video link. BE PREPARED Know how much time you […]
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Big Win: Blueprint for Maryland's Future Becomes Law

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Becomes Law, to Transform Education, Establish Equity After years of educator-led advocacy, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is law and our students will benefit from a more adequate, equitable, and targeted funding formula that will improve the lives and schools of a generation of Marylanders. An overwhelming majority of the […]
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MSEA Celebrates Landmark Overhaul of Maryland Education Funding

Today the Senate joined the House in the final step to override the governor’s veto of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future which commits the state to invest in Maryland’s students by implementing the 10-year strategic plan to fund education equitably, raise academic achievement, and strengthen the educator workforce. Baltimore County elementary school teacher and Maryland […]
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Landmark Overhaul of Maryland Schools One Vote Away

Today’s overwhelming vote by the House of Delegates to override the governor’s veto of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future leaves just one step left to enact the 10-year strategic plan to fund education equitably, raise academic achievement, and strengthen the educator workforce. Educators and education advocates now look to the Senate to take the final […]
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future Nears Finish Line

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Educators Get Blueprint Close to Finish Line As soon as next week, lawmakers could take the votes to finally pass the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the once-in-a-generation education reform. Early on in session, the House of Delegates special ordered an override of the governor’s veto to this coming Monday, February 8. […]
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Advocating for Resources for Recovery, Safety, and Real Collaboration

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA, Legislators Seek More Funding for Education Recovery as Hogan Budget Gets Further Scrutiny As legislators focus on the path to recovery from the pandemic, this week Senate Democrats proposed adding $520 million to Hogan’s $1 billion RELIEF Act, which is separate from the governor’s $49 billion budget bill. The Senate […]
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Bringing the Blueprint to Life: Pandemic Recovery & The Future of Maryland Schools

One of the great expecta­tions of public education is that it is universal—free and equitable—with the appropriate resources and opportunities available to every student. But that’s not the way it is right now, or the way it has been for years. Maryland sits on the cusp of a historic moment for public education. The Blueprint […]
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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson

The Blueprint is fundamen­tal to our drive for racial and social justice. Yes, overriding the governor’s veto of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future would mean billions of dollars more for public schools, including expanding career and technical education, commu­nity schools, and early childhood education programs. It would mean increasing staffing levels and what educators are […]
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Bullying and Budgets Define the Week

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Hogan $49 Billion Budget; Education Share Designed to Address Pandemic Governor Hogan proposed a $49 billion fiscal year 2022 state budget on Wednesday that appears to fund most state aid for education, in the aggregate, at least equal to last year. Of course, when he annually congratulates himself for setting a […]
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