ROCKVILLE, MD - Courageous Conversations Maryland, a series of virtual events by Maryland educators to open a dialogue among educators, students, and communities around the fight for racial and social justice, will hold its second event tonight on anti-racist curriculum and micro-aggression in schools. The series, hosted by Montgomery County Education Association, Prince Georgeâs County Educatorsâ Association, and Baltimore Teachers Union, unions representing a combined 30,000 educators around the state, kicked off in February with a conversation about racial justice and police in schools.
The ongoing series was created to cultivate interaction and dialogue around challenging topics that impact Marylandâs schools and communities. Bias, racism, and equity are just a few of the topics covered as educators, students, and community members work to create a culture of care in a virtual space designed for asking tough questions. Â
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State Roundup: Bill would end ICE contract renewals, future private detention jails; pandemic relief bill expanded
An ice sculpture of the State House st the Red Red Wine bar in Annapolis in January 2017. A lobbying firm paid for the sculpture. MarylandReporter.com file photo
BILL WOULD BLOCK NEW ICE DETENTION CENTERS: The General Assembly is considering legislation that would essentially put an end to privately run immigration detention centers in the state. But currently, there do not appear to be any in the state, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter.
The Dignity Not Detention Act would prevent the state’s detention centers from renewing existing contracts with ICE or private prison companies and prevent the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from coming into Maryland in the future to build new detention centers, Audrey Decker of Capital News Service reports.
Teachers voiced opposition to the announcement, while a coalition of 15,000 Maryland parents applauded the plan. Author: Tom Dempsey (WUSA) Updated: 11:29 PM EST January 21, 2021
MARYLAND, USA Following Gov. Larry Hogan s call on Thursday to reopen Maryland schools for hybrid in-person learning by March 1, teachers voiced opposition to the announcement while a coalition of 15,000 parents across the state applauded the plan.
During a press conference on Thursday, the governor claimed students were suffering a terrible learning loss by staying at home and the time had now come for in-person learning to resume. There is no public health reason for school boards to be keeping students out of schools, he said. It is abundantly clear that the toll of keeping students out of school far exceeds any potential risk of having students in school where they belong.”
More than a Dozen Unions and Associations Representing 48,000+ Educators Unite in National Day of Resistance
Educators and Staff Issue Demand for Safe, Consistent and Equitable Reopening Standards for all Greater Washington, DC Metro Area Schools
Letter to Maryland Governor Hogan, Virginia Governor Northam and Washington, DC Mayor Bowser: www.DemandSafeSchoolsDMV.org/Press
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, in a national day of action, the leaders of more than a dozen unions and associations representing more than 48,000 public school teachers and educators across multiple school districts in the greater Washington, DC region united together behind the demand for a shared set of reopening standards to protect students.