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Another Year, Another Hogan Budget with Education Cuts

Fiscal Year 2019 Maryland Budget (photo credit: Erin Cox, Baltimore Sun) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS More Hogan Education Cuts Education and trees: that’s what Gov. Hogan cuts. This Wednesday, the governor released the fourth and final budget proposal of his term and continued his record of slashing funding for important education programs. Using his power […]

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Hogan Proposes $88.9 Million in Cuts to School Programs

Today, Gov. Hogan released his Fiscal Year 2019 budget. His proposed Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (BRFA) continues a record of cutting important public education programs, while expanding the failed BOOST program to subsidize private schools. Maryland State Education Association President Betty Weller released the following statement: “Another year, another Gov. Hogan budget that follows […]

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The Kirwan Commission Delivers a Preliminary Report

The sun rises over the State House on opening day of the General Assembly Session OPENING DAY IN ANNAPOLIS The 438th Maryland General Assembly session convened at noon on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. This is the final year of a four-year term for all delegates and senators and an election year for the 188 members of […]

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What Gov. Hogan’s Education Announcement Is Trying to Distract You From

Photo from Governor’s Office. On Monday morning, Gov. Hogan held a positively Trumpian press conference, attacking school systems in jurisdictions that didn’t vote for him (Baltimore City and Prince George’s County in particular), bizarrely attempting to relitigate old fights (introducing a bill called the Protect Our Students Act, an attempt to cozy up further […]

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MSEA Statement on Hogan’s Newest Attacks on Public Schools

The Governor Distracts from $3 Billion in School Underfunding This morning, Gov. Hogan once again launched a political attack on Maryland’s public schools. Sean Johnson, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Maryland State Education Association, released the following statement: “Gov. Hogan’s decision to once again stand with Betsy DeVos and against the educators, parents, and […]

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Student Poverty? Class Size? We’re On It.

This is our moment — if we are to be successful in our work influencing the recommendations of the commission to right the $3 billion annual funding deficit that our schools face, we need to educate each other, our communities, and our representatives in Annapolis. Meet Liz, Ronnie, Dwayne, Betty, Jeff, and Vernon — six MSEA activists who are […]

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Betty Weller: We’re Making the Connections on School Funding, Student Services, and Student Success

Betty Weller, MSEA President I’ve been travelling the state over the last month to meet with members and talk about the opportunity we have to improve school funding through the recommendations of the Kirwan Commission. This is a chance to improve the future success of our schools and the resources available to students and educators. […]

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550+ Meetings and 10,000+ Educators

What do our students deserve? More than MSEA members responded with better pay, more staff, and increased student services. “This really is our moment, and members are responding to it. Legislators will hear from 73,000 members come January with a strong message of unity and purpose for improving our schools — and they won’t stop hearing from […]

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3 Ways the New Kirwan Commission Timeline Can Help

twitch.tv What do our students deserve? Thousands of MSEA members responded in building meetings with better pay, more staff, and increased student services. The recently announced delay in the final roll-out of the Kirwan Commission’s recommendations, while disappointing, make organizing and power-building all the more important — and MSEA will take full advantage of the new […]

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