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Educators Organizing for Power

Allegany County Education Association Members organized for power and elected one of their endorsed board of education candidates, ousting an eight-year incumbent. The winning candidate worked closely with ACEA, collaborating on strategy and voter outreach. Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel literacy teachers were asked to take on significant increased workload by leading […]
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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

THE WORLD AS IT SHOULD BE Colleagues, elections always change us, and they always change our country. This November was no exception. As a union, we had some big wins in the Senate, House, and on many boards of education. On the national level, however, the incoming Trump Administration is a very real threat to […]
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2024 MSEA ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson

MSEA’s 2024 ESP of the Year Meghan Anderson is a Baltimore County education support pro­fessional who supports regional social emotional learning at Parkville Middle School. “Our program,” she says, “aims to foster a positive school climate by equipping students with tools to understand and manage their emotions, develop empathy and positive relationships, make responsible choices, […]
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Maryland Elects Pro-Public Education Leaders

While the national election results promise challenging times ahead for public education and unions, MSEA members and educator-recommended candidates had very successful local election results here in Maryland. Hundreds of MSEA members and allies knocked on doors throughout Maryland, called and sent postcards to voters, and handed out Apple Ballots on Election Day—and won in […]
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The Power of Our Union Has Never Been More Important

Elections have consequences. Sometimes those consequences are a perceived mandate from voters, as in 2012 to protect the Affordable Care Act at the national level or the DREAM Act and marriage equality at the state level. Or the overwhelming support realized for a governor committed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as in the elec­tion […]
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My Turn: Baltimore County CARE Liaison Cortly Witherspoon

Meet Cortly Witherspoon, a community school liaison at Baltimore County’s Winfield Elementary School. He’s a longtime social and political activist and now, as a member of the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC), a union activist. This year, he’s part of MSEA’s 2024-2025 Minority Leadership Training cohort, one of MSEA’s signature leadership development programs. […]
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AP Black Studies Classes Back in Harford County

Harford County made the news this summer when the board of education there denied making permanent an AP African American studies course after a successful 2023-24 pilot program in three of the county’s high schools. The controversial discussion item was removed from two board agendas ahead of the June 24 meeting and announcement, an indication […]
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Stay up to date on union activities on our social media via Facebook, Instagram, X, and You Tube. We’re posting regularly and it’s a great way to meet your union leaders, stay up to date on members’ work on legislative and education policy issues that affect you and your students, and check out the professional […]
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MSEA's 2024 Convention and Representative Assembly

MSEA will be in Ocean City this month hosting the 157th Convention and Representative Assembly, October 18-19. With more than 500 delegates representing local unions from across Maryland, elected delegates will do the business of the union over two days—including hearing from new President Paul Lemle and Vice President Nikki Woodward, taking action on bylaw […]
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