Maryland Schools Are Underfunded by $3 Billion

It’s up to the Kirwan Commission to revamp and improve school funding statewide

Connecting to Curriculum with Arts Integration

Integration helps diminish barriers some students experience in accessing curriculum

Arts integration has been an ini­tiative in Anne Arundel County Public Schools for…

My Turn: School Nurse Wendy Stabnow

I’m a career-changer. I went back to school when I was 50 to become a registered nurse. Now I’m…

Celebrating You, Your Work, Your Action

Banners of educators become Annapolis Main Street mainstay

Each day during the 2017 General Assembly, delegates and senators walked by MSEA’s Annapolis headquar­ters on Main Street greeted by…

Erika Strauss Chavarria for Social Justice Activist of the Year

What’s Next?

ESSA, testing, the Kirwan Commission, and organizing for the 2018 elections with GO Teams

New MSEA Director Is Maryland School Psychologist of the Year

Prince George’s County’s Donna Christy wins honor

“In the absence of alternative strategies, school psychologists are being called on more than ever to provide…

MSEA and First Book

Closing the gap with resources for students and educators

As a volunteer in a community soup kitchen, Kyle Zimmer asked the children to bring in their favorite book. One little boy brought in a phone book — it was the only book in…

What Happens When an Education Employee Is Accused of Abuse or Neglect?

An educator’s primer on the process

The number of allegations of abuse or neglect made against public school employees is continuing to skyrocket. A great many of the allegations…

Toolkit: Connecting Math with Students

Meet Prince George’s County teacher Lawrence Williams

Lawrence Williams is a fifth grade math teacher at Springhill Elementary School in Prince George’s County. What are some of the things in his…

Frederick SPARKS Connects Educators with Their Union

“Before I was a SPARKS myself, I didn’t know that I was a union member,” Casey Keenan says. “Once I knew that I could make a difference and that my voice could be heard, I was all in.” Keenan is the fire under the red hot Frederick County…

Inside MSEA: Improving School Funding

Kirwan Commission is a big opportunity to look at funding—and salary

Wicomico Education Support Professionals in a Fight for Fairness

What’s the Change You Want to See?

MSEA’s Innovative Engagement and Organizing Grants help make it happen

IEO grants are all about encouraging distributive leadership — the opposite of the top-down style of management and…

Betty Weller: Your Voice Must Be Heard

On funding, testing, privatization, and more