Educators Tap Robotics Knowledge, Connections to Aid in Coronavirus Battle
When MEA member Lisa Weise first volunteered to coach a robotics team at Holt High School, she knew little about building a robot but was game for a challenge. Now…
When MEA member Lisa Weise first volunteered to coach a robotics team at Holt High School, she knew little about building a robot but was game for a challenge. Now…
More on Stay Home, Stay Safe order; NEA story on Alpena “Meals on Wheels” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Supt. Michael Rice joined MEA President Paula Herbart and other state…
You can listen to the recording of Monday’s telephone townhall for MEA, AFT Michigan and AFSCME members with Gov. Whitmer and State Supt. Rice here.
There was a flurry of news activity on Friday surrounding the online learning districts are pushing to deliver for students and how the state was going to count that toward…
Effective at the close of business today (Friday, March 20), all MEA offices statewide will be physically closed until further notice. Most MEA staff have already been working remotely, but…
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Ask MEA Economist Ruth Beier about her youth, and you might get a wry joke with a deadpan delivery: “I describe my childhood as…
Schools nationwide should be freed from mandates to administer state standardized assessments this spring in the wake of widespread school closures across the nation, Michigan education officials said in a…
With parents across the state facing many challenges over the coming weeks, MEA President Paula Herbart offers resources for weathering the crisis in her latest “Labor Voices” column in The Detroit…
Michigan lawmakers adjourned last night without taking action to ensure all school employees get paid during this statewide school closure caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, despite bipartisan support and joint…
March 18, 2020 By PAULA HERBART/President – Michigan Education Association With the closure of schools due to the coronavirus outbreak, parents are faced with many challenges over the coming weeks.…