On Monday, thousands of educators and advocates, clad in red, gathered in Annapolis, Md., to raise concerns about equity, counseling, teacher pay, and school funding, among other issues. This protest is the first large-scale effort by Maryland teachers in a year of nationwide teacher activism.
![Rebekah Pase, a 9th grader from Eleanor Roosevelt High School, holds a sign demanding lawmakers invest in the future of education before March for Teachers today in Annapolis, Md. Pase attended the march with fellow 9th grade students Borromeo Adriana Mae (cq) and Sophie Bose, the latter noted, “[we’re here because] it’s our everyday life.”](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9db3347/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x467+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F7a%2F34%2Fd6a7fd174417ace4cf972f2f79ee%2Fannapolis-teachersmarch-students-700x467.jpg)
