AFT-Md.: To Successfully Implement Blueprint Reforms, MSDE Employees Need Vital Protections

In response to Kalman Hettleman’s commentary, let us begin from a point of common ground: it is imperative that, for the successful implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, and for it to truly have a transformative role in the education of Maryland’s students, all education workers engaged in the effort to improve our schools must be adequately compensated, including the dedicated staff employed at the Maryland State Department of Education.