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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

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 seen it. Together, we’ve brought […]
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 […]
Educator Voice|Where We Stand

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

Billionaires are a problem. An­ti-union tycoons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have far too much power and influence over the government. They use their power and influence as leverage to pass policies that are good for them and bad for workers like us. But billionaires are actually more a symptom than a cause. I’m […]
Educator Voice|Union Updates

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Inside MSEA: How You Will Shape Our Next Chapter

Every strong organization takes time to reflect and make sure its plans meet the challenges of the moment. That’s what MSEA is doing now: reviewing and reimagin­ing our multi-year strategic plan. Strategic plans help us set priorities, align our work, and ensure our union is built to win for members, students, and schools. When we […]
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A Word From Legal: Social Media, the First Amendment, and You

Recently, there have been loud calls to hold educators responsible for their social media posts related to the current political environ­ment and gun violence. These efforts to target educators for off-duty speech raise serious concerns, especially as they have included harassment, threats, and even doxxing (when personal information is posted online with harmful intent). In […]
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