FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected]   ICYMI: Spring Break for Some, But Not For All… Prince George’s County Educators Occupy County Council Meeting Urging “Fund the Schools We Promised Our Students”   Upper Marlboro, MD—More than 60 Prince George’s County teachers, school employees, and parents surprised the County Council at its bi-monthly meeting when the educators came to speak out calling on the Council to invest and fund what’s best for students and educators.   Already, the state lawmakers approved the “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future” (Senate Bill 1030/House Bill 1413), which increases education funding [...]

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected]   New Video Ad by Prince George’s County Educators Calls the Public School System to Support Teacher Contract Proposals Video ad highlights the “Bargaining for the Common Good” Platform Prince George’s County, MD: On the heels of a record investment in education by the Maryland State Legislature, the Prince George’s County Educators Association has launched a new ad to educate the public about what educators and community partners are asking for in the current contract negotiations and what their “Bargaining for the Common Good” platform is all about. The ad comes [...]

For Immediate Release: March 26, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected]   Statement on Prince George’s County Public Schools Policy Violations When Awarding Contracts PGCEA President Theresa Mitchell Dudley Challenges PGCPS to Put More Money in The Classroom Prince George’s County, MD: Yesterday, Lindsay Watts of Fox 5 DC released a story about policy violations of Prince Georges County Public Schools when awarding contracts in previous years. Prince Georges County Educators Association President Theresa Mitchell Dudley released the following statement in response:   "We are thankful that Prince George’s County Public Schools' Interim CEO Dr. Monica Goldson is working towards financial transparency [...]

  For Immediate Release: March 21, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected]   ICYMI: Educators Show Up in Numbers for Contract Negotiation Nearly 200 Prince George’s County Educators, Students, and Parents Showed Up to Participate in Collective Bargaining Negotiations for Prince George’s County Educators Prince George’s County, MD: The negotiations team for Prince George’s County Educators met for an open bargaining session to negotiate the upcoming teacher/educator contracts. These bargaining sessions are open to the public so that educators, parents and the community can see the full negotiation process. “As the labor union that represents the teachers, we work hard to get [...]

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected]   Statement on Prince George’s County Executive Proposed 2020 Budget PGCEA President Theresa Mitchell Dudley Challenges Council to Fully Fund Schools   Prince George’s County, MD: After much anticipation, following the announcement of partial funding of the Kirwan Commission recommendations, and the 8,000 person rally in Annapolis demanding fair funding for schools, today Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released her proposed budget. The 2020 budget proposal includes nearly 60% of the budget being allocated towards education. The proposal has a clear focus on education reform and a significant investment in [...]

  For Immediate Release: March 12, 2019 Contact: Joshua Harris [email protected] ICYMI: 2,000 Prince George’s County Educators Rally in Annapolis PGCEA President Theresa Mitchell Dudley and PGCPS President Dr. Alvin Thornton With 52 Buses Joined 6,000 from Around the State in Annapolis for Increased School Funding In what is being reported as the largest rally in history to be held in Annapolis, nearly 8,000 educators, parents, students, and community members showed up to “March for Our Schools”. Prince George’s County Educators’ Association (PGCEA) organized and mobilized nearly 2,000 Prince George’s County students, teachers, staff and parents in more than 50 buses. [...]