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The Blueprint: A 13-Year Plan for Investment and Opportunity

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is a multi-billion dollar investment in Maryland schools that gives opportunity, hope, and promise to all Maryland students, no matter what they look like, where they come from, or who their family is. The Blueprint is an education plan for the benefit of all Marylanders—it will lift families in marginalized […]
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The Blueprint's Accountability and Implementation Board: What Is It?

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future brings with it not just transformative new levels of funding, but new accountability structures to make sure that funding goes where it should through the new Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB). MSEA is proud to have Presi­dent Cheryl Bost recently appoint­ed by House Speaker Adrienne Jones to serve on the […]
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Educators Have Voice in Blueprint Oversight As Implementation Expands

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board Takes First Steps As the full implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future begins, MSEA is proud to have President Cheryl Bost appointed by House Speaker Adrienne Jones to serve on the six-member Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee. Bost brings an important educator’s voice to […]
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Summer Promises Recovery Efforts, Campaigns Ramping Up for 2022

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Legislative Successes Changing Education Already The coronavirus pandemic drove MSEA’s short- and long-term priorities during this year’s session to secure resources to safely and sustainably work and learn in our schools, as well as to provide the supports necessary for recovery from its impacts. Key to this effort was the successful […]
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Recovery: Solidarity, Support, Success

Educators have always been on the front lines, whether helping students or families when systems fail or working together as advocates to make the changes that our schools and students need. The pandemic has only underscored the centrality of our schools to our communities, and the important role that they will play as we recover […]
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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson

The impact of the coronavirus has been felt in every county, community, school building, and classroom. Through all the challenges and trauma, educators and our union have been following the science, organizing together, advocating with a loud voice, and remaining focused on what our students need. Some members have been in worksites since the pandemic […]
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What Does the ARP Mean for Maryland?

Targeted Programs for Maryland Schools Maryland K-12 education will receive $1.9 billion—about $2,200 per student— from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The funds will help safeguard students and educators now, as school buildings reopen, and support interventions and resources to help students recover. “Just reopening school buildings won’t erase the hardships of the past year,” […]
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Session Delivers Wins for Educators and Students on Equity, Funding, Pandemic Recovery

SINE DIE IN ANNAPOLIS Transformational Wins for Schools in Annapolis Historic Pandemic-Oriented Session Adjourns Sine Die At midnight on Monday, the 442nd Maryland General Assembly session adjourned sine die having enacted transformative new laws out of the 2,771 pieces of legislation introduced. MSEA closely tracked nearly 400 of those bills, which overlapped with MSEA legislative […]
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Legislation Supporting Educators, Anti-discrimination Advances as Session Speeds to Close

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Enactment Ushers in New Era in School Funding and Pandemic Recovery House Bill 1372, companion legislation for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, made it to the finish line when Gov. Hogan wrote to House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson that he would allow it to become law […]
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