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Deadline nears for $60K minimum MD teacher salary; 11 counties lagging
Maryland's school districts have until July 1 to raise teacher salaries to a $60,000 minimum, and only about half of them have reached that threshold.
Nonunion Md. teachers lose bid for refund of dues
Maryland public school teachers who declined to join the state labor union but were statutorily compelled to pay a representation fee are not entitled to a refund on the money […]
Maryland’s largest union to endorse Jealous for governor
Maryland's largest teacher's union is officially endorsing Ben Jealous for governor.
Energy lobbyists spent big in Md., but failed to win on fracking
ANNAPOLIS — The oil and natural gas industry spent more than $1.4 million to influence Maryland lawmakers during this year’s General Assembly session. But lobbyists still lost their fight to […]
Madaleno, ACLU, teachers union call on Hogan to freeze private schools subsidy
A state senator has joined with the ACLU of Maryland and the state’s largest teachers union in calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to withhold $5 million set aside for private […]
Teachers union ads urge no cut in school funding
A Maryland teachers union is launching a petition drive to protect strong investments in schools. The Maryland State Education Association kicked off a radio ad campaign and online petition drive […]
Fight brewing between Hogan, Democrats over education funding
Gov.-elect Larry Hogan faces a potential battle with the General Assembly if he decides to cut funding to education.
Brown reviewing Gansler’s ‘dark money’ challenge
One day after challenging fellow Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidates to forgo independent expenditures in the 2014 campaign, Doug Gansler stands alone.
MSEA panel to recommend endorsing Brown
OCEAN CITY — A Maryland State Education Association panel decided Friday to recommend that the union endorse Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown for governor. The association’s endorsement council met Friday afternoon. […]
Md. gubernatorial candidates discuss education
OCEAN CITY — Maryland candidates for governor outlined some of their plans and priorities for education to the state’s teachers‘ union on Friday, a day before the union is scheduled […]
Mizeur discusses education proposals
Del. Heather Mizeur wants to make public pre-kindergarten open to all 4-year-old children, as well as 3-year-olds from lower- and middle-class families. Mizeur, who is running for the Democratic nomination […]
Penn National tops General Assembly lobbying list
ANNAPOLIS — Gambling has been the issue du jour in Maryland since it apparently tied up budget negotiations in the final weeks of the General Assembly. It should come as […]
