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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 […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates

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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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A Message from President Paul Lemle: On Organizing for Power

Education is my second challenging career; I was a professional musician for a decade. Neither job made me rich, but I began to understand our superpower in my social studies classroom. We have the ability to draw encouragement and energy from our students. We constantly learn and we constantly connect. Our work really matters. We […]
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New Maryland State Education Association President to Lead State’s Largest Union

The state’s largest union has new leadership starting Aug. 1, as Howard County social studies teacher Paul Lemle becomes president of the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA), and Montgomery County early intervention infant and toddler specialist Nikki Woodward becomes vice president. Lemle will lead MSEA’s 75,000 members, building on the work of outgoing president Cheryl […]
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FACT or FICTION: The Truth About the Blueprint

The Blueprint is complicated and there are often contradictory messages about what it is and what it isn’t. At its core, the Blueprint really can transform public education for Maryland students and educators. It took years of study, debate, and education of school, state, and local leaders to become law. It reflects many of the […]
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A Final Message from President Cheryl Bost: "Let’s Continue to Go, Fight, Win!"

I am so proud to have served as the president of MSEA—the largest labor union in Maryland and growing every day. I am so proud of the collective work we have done re­sulting in the historic funding of public education, seeing educators using their voices on boards and in elected offices where decisions are being […]
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