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Navigating These Times

For so many of us, finding our way in these times is becoming increas­ingly difficult. While we struggle to do our jobs, create balanced and supportive home lives, and maintain positivity, there are non-stop interruptions causing us to stop or change course entirely. We are making it, but there’s no denying it—times are hard. And […]
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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson

The coronavirus has changed every­thing, and it will have a major impact on how we advocate during the 2021 General Assembly session. Average citizens and registered lobbyists alike will not be permitted to sit in galleries during floor debate or committee hearings. Testimony will be done virtually. Lobby visits will be done via online meeting […]
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Educators Will Navigate New Hurdles to Reach Legislators

This Month in Annapolis Educators Will Navigate New Hurdles to Reach Legislators MSEA will be advocating for educators as usual during the 2021 General Assembly session, even though access to lawmakers will shrink because of pandemic-related safety protocols and prohibitions inside the Capitol. House and Senate galleries will be closed to the public; a limited […]
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The 4 Veto Overrides Needed to Help Maryland Schools

“While we are in the midst of a public health and economic crisis of an extraordinary magnitude, stopping progress on education and school construction puts us even further behind." -- House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones
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What's Next for Education Funding?

Governor, Pandemic Threaten Education Funding Educators know that this is the session when we must be prepared to fight to override Gov. Hogan’s shortsighted vetoes of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and other legislation tied to millions in school funding this year and in the future. Overriding those vetoes will help Maryland set the right […]
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NAACP, States Carry the Torch for Federal CARES Act Money

In June, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos launched another attack on public education when she tried to unlawfully impose conditions to redirect emergency federal aid from the CARES Act from public to private schools. In September, that rule—to require public schools to share funding with low-income students at private schools within the same district—backfired. Maryland Attorney […]
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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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