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Education Support Professionals

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MSEA’s 2025 Education Support Professional of the Year

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHANIE! MSEA’s 2025 Education Support Professional of the Year is Steph­anie Patterson—a union and civic leader in Calvert County. She is a member of the Calvert Association of Education Support Staff (CAESS). Stephanie is the secretary of Calvert County’s environmental education program CHESPAX, where she coordinates and manages logistics for more than a dozen […]
Educator Voice|Union Updates

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Somerset County Fights Back Against Extremism

Somerset County has been ground zero for a fight against a school board president and board majority bent on underfunding schools and instituting an extremist public school agenda that aligns with Moms for Liberty and other like-minded groups. It all started last November when far right extremist candidates were elected to a majority of seats […]
Education Support Professionals|Educator Voice

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My Turn: Ylianfer Otazo, Educational Assistant in Worcester County

My journey in the U.S. has been a transforma­tive experience. I was born in Barquisimeto, the musical city of Venezuela, and I had the honor of singing as a mezzo-soprano in the Opera Choir of Colombia and the National Choir of Peru. My path outside my country has been full of challenges and lessons. As […]
Good Trouble

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The Good Trouble Questionnaire: Darrien Wheeler, Queen Anne's County

Darrien Wheeler is an early-career educator in Queen Anne’s County. He comes from a long line of educators and proudly continues in their footsteps. What do you love the most about pub­lic schools? I love the community that blossoms in public schools. In my school, students’ parents are my former colleagues and coaches, employees at […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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3 Questions with Bernadette Supanick

Three Questions with Bernadette Supanick Bernadette Supanick is a focused, crafty, and super-charged pre_k teacher in Calvert County who is filled with ideas, patience, and gratitude. “I couldn’t do what I do without the help of incredible instructional assistants whose love of kids is just as big as mine. When I have a vision, they’ve […]
Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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How I Teach: Robert Barnes, Montgomery County

Robert Barnes is a social studies and special education educator currently teaching in an alternative 1 classroom at Montgomery County’s Rocky Hill Middle School. He is a retired DC Air National Guard veteran of 21 years. Don’t miss Robert’s “Confronting Anti-Black Racism” workshop at this year’s MSEA Convention. Get there early—it fills fast! It was […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Union Updates

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2025 MSEA Convention: Protect, Organize, Win

Whether it’s pushing back on extremist groups trying to ban books in our schools or standing up to short-sighted politicians underfunding our schools, our union is there. We know that when we stand together, there is so much good we can do for our students, our communities, and each other. At this year’s 158th annual […]
Educator Voice

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2025 SBOE Teacher Member Election Held on November 3-17

During the 2019 legislative session MSEA helped pass a bill to add a current teacher to the State Board of Education, elected by teachers from across the state. This major step in the right direction has helped to ensure that actual teachers who know our students, classrooms, and challenges have a voice at the table […]
Elections|Union Updates

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Campaign Bootcamp

Do you know MSEA trains members and union partners to run for local or state office on a pro-public education, pro-worker platform? RUN FOR IT! is a bootcamp for folks thinking of running for public office and launched last month in Western Maryland. Last month’s training included union members from the Fred­erick County Teachers Associa­tion […]
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