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The Unthinkable Happened…Again

A sign at MSEA’s march to Fix the Fund on March 19, 2018. The unthinkable has happened again and again and again. The hopeful notion we all still hold on to that “it won’t happen here” was shattered when Great Mills High School, not far from where the Potomac River meets the Chesapeake Bay, became the […]
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We Marched. They Listened.

Next up it’s the 2018 elections and the 2019 legislature when those we elect in November vote on the Kirwan Commission recommendations and a new school funding formula. “By now, most educators know just how important that vote will be,” Weller said. “We know from an independent report that each public school in Maryland is […]
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Legislators Agreed Overwhelmingly

MSEA President Betty Weller Since casinos have come online, nearly $2 billion in revenue was redirected from our schools to other areas in the budget by Gov. O’Malley and Gov. Hogan. Thanks to your advocacy, the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed the Fix the Fund Act, which puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to […]
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We’re Fighting for Safer Schools

We believe the preliminary Kirwan Commission recommendations are promising and will better support the social-emotional learning and health of our students. Here’s why: · They provide the wrap-around services and mental health staffing we need in schools that serve communities with high concentrations of poverty where students are more likely to have experienced trauma. We […]
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Inside MSEA: We Must Be the Leaders Our Children Need

I was deeply moved by the Annapolis March for Our Lives organized by 16-year-old Mackenzie Boughey. Thousands of students, educators, and others rallied and then marched from the State House, filling Main Street down to City Dock. Across the country, students mobilized millions. They bravely showed the country the need for a sustained effort to […]
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Students, Educators, and Schools are Big Winners in the 2018 Legislative Session

At midnight, the balloons and confetti dropped in the House chamber and the 438th General Assembly officially adjourned Sine Die. SINE DIE IN ANNAPOLIS As the clock struck midnight and the General Assembly wrapped up its 438th legislative session, educators can reflect on a very successful 90 days. Of the 3,127 pieces of legislation introduced this […]
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MSEA Statement on Fix the Fund Act Passage

Voters now have chance to end the budget gimmicks for good This evening, the Maryland House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed the Fix the Fund Act by a vote of 130-3, sending the constitutional amendment to general election voters in the fall. The amendment—which passed the Senate 47-0 on March 19—would guarantee that any revenue raised […]
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Fix the Fund Update and Overriding Vetoes

MSEA President Betty Weller, MSEA Vice President (and President-Elect) Cheryl Bost, and former MSEA (then MSTA) President Pat Foerster lead the march at MSEA’s March to Fix the Fund. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment on Third Reading for Final Passage The House of Delegates is one vote away from […]
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New Investments for School Construction and School Safety

Source: Wikipedia THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS New Financial Commitments and Streamlining of the School Construction Process While egos and hurt feelings of some state elected officials dominated headlines around the debate and passage of the 21st Century School Facilities Act (HB 1783), the core of the bill is about streamlining some of the regulatory process […]
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