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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future: Now More than Ever

Click here to thank legislators for their past support of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and ask them to override Gov. Hogan’s veto of the Blueprint when the General Assembly next convenes. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the legislation passed in March with overwhelming bipartisan support, is designed to lift up every child in every […]
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18,000 EDUCATOR EMAILS STOP GOV. HOGAN’S EDUCATION CUTS

Just three people sit on Maryland’s Board of Public Works (BPW): Comptroller Peter Franchot, Treasurer Nancy Kopp, and Governor Larry Hogan. Just three votes with a lot of power over a lot of money. That’s because the BPW can manage and amend the state budget when the General Assembly isn’t in session. So on June […]
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New School Funding TV Ads and Polling Boost Momentum to Increase Funding

$500,000 Ad Buy to Run across Maryland; 71% Support Increased Funding As a new school year begins and the General Assembly prepares to revise the state’s public school funding formula for the first time in 20 years, a new ad campaign starting today and a new public poll illustrate the wide support and positive effects […]
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Educator Activism Helps Stop Budget Cuts

  THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Pandemic Effects: Avoiding Catastrophe At the end of June, Gov. Hogan and his Department of Budget and Management proposed $1.45 billion in state budget cuts, including $345 million from school- and educator-related funding and programs. The first round of the proposed cuts was scheduled to be acted on by the […]
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To Protect Educator Jobs and Safety, We Must Win on School Funding

Photo © Stephen Cherry Educators around the state are concerned about job security, losing work hours, and protecting their salary and safety during the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout. Uncertainty about the future contributes to anxiety and trauma at a time when anxiety is already high because of the risk from coronavirus. The Maryland […]
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Crisis Distance Learning Makes Blueprint Even More Critical

Photo © Stephen Cherry THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS What Happens to the New Programs from the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Now? Unfortunately, but not unpredictably, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future on May 7. He said the coronavirus crisis required him to veto new spending, but the truth is he had never supported the […]
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What’s Not Happening Right Now Because of the Blueprint Veto

Photo © Stephen Cherry We expect that the governor’s veto of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is just a setback and not a permanent defeat. MSEA is working strategically with partners in the legislature and other supporting organizations to achieve an override to enact the legislation as soon as possible. Not only is the Blueprint an […]
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The Blueprint: What Passed and What’s Next

This is truly an uncharted and unsettling time for us as Marylanders, Americans, and citizens of the world. As we celebrate the remarkable work and triumph of the Kirwan Commission’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, we must also reflect on its meaning in the new context we’re all adjusting to. Coronavirus has hit disadvantaged and communities […]
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MSEA Statement on Veto of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

On May 7, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, which passed with strong bipartisan support during the 2020 General Assembly session and was scheduled to become law on July 1. Baltimore County elementary school teacher and Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) President Cheryl Bost released the following statement:  “The governor’s veto is a disappointing […]
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