UPPER MARLBORO, MD — 21 November 2023, We are deeply saddened by the news of Monday's vehicle collision at Riverdale Elementary which resulted in the deaths of two Students. PGCEA President Dr. Donna Christy issued the following statement. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to their families, friends, and educators. We are devastated by the loss of these young lives, and we stand together, sending love and healing thoughts to their families and the entire Riverdale community. In these difficult times we are thankful for the hard work and care of the PGCPS Crisis Team who are on site to provide crisis [...]

Prince George’s County Educators’ Association Looks Forward to Working with Millard House II to Ensure Educators and Students Have World Class Schools  UPPER MARLBORO, MD — 7 June 2023, This morning Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks held a press conference to announce her appointment of Millard House ll as the new Superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS). House is coming to Prince George’s from Houston, TX where he served as the superintendent of Houston Independent School District (ISD). His ability to achieve academic gains and recruit diverse highly qualified educators has earned him state and national recognition. PGCEA [...]

UPPER MARLBORO, MD — On March 29, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) and Prince George’s County Educators Association (PGCEA) celebrated Read Across America Month with Barack Obama Elementary School. MSEA donated a collection of new books to the school with a grant from the National Education Association (NEA), and MSEA President Cheryl Bost read “Someone Builds the Dream” with the students. During the month of March, MSEA celebrated and encouraged a love of reading by donating a total of nearly 1,000 new books to schools throughout Maryland. “As a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher I have seen how important it is [...]

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Thursday, January 5th—Dr. Monica Goldson recently announced her retirement from Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) after 32 years of service to the students and families of our community “Dr. Goldson has led PGCPS through a uniquely challenging time, and we thank her for her service. We look forward to our continued work with Dr. Goldson as she closes out her final school year,” said PGCEA President Dr. Donna Christy. As the County Executive begins the selection process for a new CEO, we are hopeful a nationwide search will surface the most qualified talent. We anticipate a transparent [...]

Prince George’s County Educators’ Association and Prince George’s County Public Schools sign long awaited contract to improve learning environments for schools PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Friday, September 23rd—The Prince George’s County Educators’ Association (PGCEA) signed the union’s 2023-2025 Negotiated Agreement with the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) at their monthly School Board meeting Thursday, September 22nd. “We are pleased to be ratifying our negotiation agreement and we would like to thank Howard Burnett and the rest of the Boards negotiation team for their hard work in getting us to this point,” said Dr. Donna L. Christy, PGCEA President. “We believe that [...]

New agreement contains key improvements ensuring educators have more sustainable workloads, incentives for professional development PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY - An overwhelming majority of members of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association voted to ratify a new 3-year contract with the Prince George’s County Public Schools. Ratified with a remarkable 99% of voting members in support, the agreement takes major steps forward on addressing challenges stemming from the pandemic as well as the current educator staffing crisis. The new agreement includes increased lesson planning time and funds for school supplies that will help educators deliver lessons tailored to individual student needs. Educators [...]

Following massive community rally, school district resists educators’ call for resources to attract professional educators to county, reduce class crowding UPPER MARLBORO, MD – The Prince George’s County Educators’ Association announced its negotiations with the school district have reached an impasse, after the administration failed to address the crushing workloads and lack of competitive compensation needed to recruit new teachers and fill the hundreds of vacancies in Maryland’s second largest school district. Talks stalled after a rally on Thursday where educators joined forces with students, parents, elected officials and community allies to pressure the county school board to fund plans for [...]

President Donna Christy, Budget Analyst Chris Schwartz present analysis to community during live forum Prince George’s County, MD: In a virtual forum on Tuesday evening, the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association (PGCEA) analyzed the PGCPS FY2023 budget live on Facebook. Noting that the FY2023 proposed budget included a 5% decrease from FY2022, PGCEA explored if there was more that the County could be doing to support our schools. “When we have classroom vacancies out of control, and we’re continuing to increase spending on administration, are we really spending our money the way the people of Prince George’s County want it to [...]