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2023 General Assembly: Workload and Class Size among MSEA's Legislative Priorities

When it developed the union’s 2023 legislative priorities, MSEA’s member-led Legislative and Citizenship Committee sought to improve the extreme workload issues exacerbated by staffing shortages in every school building. The committee’s priorities also focused on strengthening the Blueprint to address the shortages through pay raises and strengthening educator voice and worker’s rights. In a letter […]
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Gov. Moore's State of the State Highlights Actions to Support Students and Schools

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Moore’s State of the State Outlines Aim to End Childhood Poverty, Expand Service among All Marylanders Governor Wes Moore’s State of the State address underscored his historic commitment to schools, educators, and students, and called on all Marylanders to adopt a service mentality to collaboratively reach Maryland’s goals. During his speech, […]
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Analyzing Gov. Moore's Historic $8.8 Billion Education Budget

Senate Bill 181/House Bill 200, Governor Moore’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024, states that “education is central to fighting poverty and powering the Maryland economy.” Accordingly, he commits record levels of funding to both the operating budget for school programs and capital budget for brick-and-mortar projects. Following through on his commitment to address the […]
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Historic Moore Budget Supports Blueprint, Students, and Educators

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Inaugural Events Include Governor’s Promise to Meet Needs of All Students An extraordinary second week of the 2023 legislative session culminated with the inauguration Wednesday of Governor Wes Moore, sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor and the only one currently in office nationwide, and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Maryland’s […]
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MSEA Statement on Gov. Moore’s First Budget

The following statement can be attributed to Cheryl Bost, a 4th and 5th grade teacher in Baltimore County and president of the Maryland State Education Association: “Governor Moore’s budget marks the beginning of a new era of commitment and leadership to ensure that every student has an outstanding public school where they can pursue their […]
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Historic Session Opens with Plans to Address Educator, Student, Worker Needs

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Session Opens with Plans to Address Educator, Student, Worker Needs Welcoming a uniquely diverse and qualified team of top state leaders, the Maryland General Assembly opened its 445th session at noon on Wednesday, under conditions no longer dictated by a pandemic. However, some positive pandemic-inspired conditions will continue. Full committee […]
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What's Next

Wow. What a year. Emerging into what we can optimistically call a post-pandemic world has been busy and exhausting for educators. Addressing remediation, the overwhelming educator shortage that has reached every job category in our schools and worksites, and the vicious attacks on a fair and honest public education has exhausted many of us. We […]
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Historic Election Delivers Wins for Public Education

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Historic Wins Put Pro-Public Education Administration in Power MSEA members played a pivotal role in the history that was made on Election Day when Marylanders elected Wes Moore and Aruna Miller to be governor and lieutenant governor, Brooke Lierman to be comptroller, and Anthony Brown to be attorney general. MSEA looks […]
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Educators Working for Candidates Who Support Schools, Equity

THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Education, State Priorities Will Need Support from New Governor, State, National Leaders With just a month until the November 8 general election, pressure is mounting to support pro-public education candidates at the national, state, and local levels who will advance critical initiatives such as respect for educators, reduced workloads, bargaining rights […]
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