It passed!
Delegates vote for historic name change
It was nearly unanimous! After 141 years as the MSTA, delegates to last week's Convention 2008 voted for change. Beginning during the 2009-2010 school year, MSTA will officially become the Maryland State Education Association!
“Everyone knew it was something whose time had come. MSTA isn't just about teachers,” said Donna Schulze, Howard County vice president, who lobbied five years for the change. “It's about everybody. We have bus drivers, administrators, cafeteria workers, guidance counselors and many, many more job classifications. We don't think of ourselves as teachers, but we are educators.” Learn more | See photos
Other RA highlights
New Business Items highlighted MSTA's concerns on student dropout rates, pensions, modular classrooms, student obesity, mental health and more. Find out what passed and what didn't! Read the NBIs
Speeches
Check out the MSTA OnLine Convention speeches page. You'll find video and text excerpts of speeches by Governor O'Malley, MSTA President Clara Floyd, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, MSTA Teacher of the Year Will Thomas, 1st Congressional District candidate Frank Kratovil, and MSTA Executive Director David Helfman.
Read the awesome Convention blogs
Big thanks to Nori, Missy, John, Karen, Andy, Roderick, Brian and Geraldine! Read the blogs
