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MSEA's 2024 Legislative Agenda

The 2024 General Assembly is an important opportunity to continue to build on the strong work and history of commitment to our public schools by the governor and the legislature. Record investments in public education are benefiting Maryland students across the state as we continue to recover from the pandemic while at the same time […]
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Inside MSEA with Sean Johnson: See you in Annapolis

This issue of ActionLine includes a summary of key initiatives that will be part of MSEA’s legislative program during the upcoming General Assembly session. There is a lot of power in having MSEA lobbyists working for you while you are working for students. But that power is best realized when your voice is part of […]
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MSEA Prepares Legislative Priorities as Session Nears

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Approaching 2024 Session, MSEA Prioritizes Educator Shortage Solutions The 2024 General Assembly opens January 10, and MSEA is prepared to advocate for key priorities that members have identified. Key priorities include maintaining strong funding levels for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and students, educators, and schools throughout the state; the development […]
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Across Three Centuries, MSEA Labor Activism Makes Gains for Educators and Students

September is highlighted not only by back to school, but by the celebration of Labor Day, which recognizes the hard-won battles by unions to obtain meaningful reforms and respect for workers’ value to the U.S. economy. It reminds us that the story of labor is also MSEA’s story. Labor union leaders rose to strength out […]
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Too Many Educators Need Second Jobs

A fresh school year is upon us, full of excitement and high expectations for students and educators, but for too many educators it’s not the only job that awaits them. In Maryland, thousands of educators dedicate themselves to teaching in classrooms, assisting students receiving special education services, addressing behavioral health care and crises, managing front […]
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Poll: Nearly Half of Maryland Educators Working Two Jobs

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Poll: Nearly Half of Educators Are Working Two or More Jobs As a fresh school year fills educators and students with excitement, too many educators have to hold down a second job that prevents them from devoting as much of themselves to their students as they would like. According to a […]
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Poll: Half of Maryland Educators Take on Second Jobs, Debt to Stay in Profession

As educators and students return to schools across Maryland for the new school year, nearly 50% of Maryland educators are working a second job to make ends meet, according to a recent poll conducted by the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA). Over the last year, more than half of educators have incurred personal debt and […]
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2023 General Assembly: It Feels Great to Be Heard

From the more than 3,000 pieces of legislation introduced this year in Maryland’s General Assembly, MSEA tracked hundreds that addressed MSEA’s legislative priorities passed by the member-led Legislative and Citizenship Committee. The agenda focused on the educator shortage and workload, school safety, strengthening the Blueprint, improving educator voice and workers’ rights, making good on last […]
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Spotlight on Delegate Jazz Lewis

Prince George’s County delegate Jazz Lewis (Dist. 24) worked as a community and union organizer with SEIU before being appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2017 and winning elections in 2018 and 2022. He was appointed to serve as the House Majority Whip in January. How has your experience as a labor organizer […]
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