"Blueprint for maryland's Future"

Do you need help maneuvering through your observation and evaluation process? Are you at the end of your conditional certificate and need support with the Praxis? Would you like to strengthen your knowledge about the teacher certification process? Do you know what edTPA is? Are you concerned about how the new Blueprint for Maryland’s Future […]

The fourth and final installment of MSEA’s Trauma-Informed Educator Series will be presented on Friday afternoon, June 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Registration for Module 4: Creating A Trauma-Informed Local Association and School is now open. This module is designed to foster discussion among educators in continuing the mindset shift to create a trauma-informed […]

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future opens doors across the state to expanded career and technical education (CTE) like Richard Stephen’s award-winning welding program at Worcester Technical High School in Worcester County. The past year has seen many creative work-arounds for learning hands-on skills. Now that students are back in the classroom, they can put all […]

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Blueprint Enactment Ushers in New Era in School Funding and Pandemic Recovery House Bill 1372, companion legislation for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, made it to the finish line when Gov. Hogan wrote to House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson that he would allow it to become law […]

MSEA and your local affiliate play a central role in ensuring that educators and school employees across Maryland receive decent salaries and benefits. Whether it’s bargaining for professional-level salaries and health care or pushing for improved funding in Annapolis, the work we do is critical to attracting and retaining the expertise and talent in the long run […]

  Educators and public education activists throughout Maryland are approaching the outcome of three years of hard work — work specifically focused on making game-changing improvements to public education for every student, family, and community. “We’re at a crossroads,” says MSEA President Cheryl Bost. “And we have a chance now to lift our students and educators up […]

MSEA Executive Director David Helfman. This fall, the Kirwan Commission expects to complete its recommendations on a new school funding system that will then be sent to the governor and General Assembly. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future provided a $1.1 billion down payment on this plan, enabling school systems to strengthen pre-K and special education programs, […]

COMMUNITY SCHOOL: A center of the community that brings together academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement under one roof, leading to improved learning, stronger families, and healthier communities. A community school is a set of partnerships that creates a place of learning that helps students overcome the barriers that […]