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…
Listen now to teletownhall recording with Whitmer, Rice
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…
COVID-19 Teletownhall with Whitmer and Rice
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.
Clarity on Instructional Time News from Friday
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…
MEA open for business, but all offices closed effective Monday
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…
MEA Economist Starting New Life as Educator
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…
State Officials Call for Nationwide Testing Waiver
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…
Herbart and MEA Share Parent Resources
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…
Despite bipartisan support, legislation stalled on school employee pay and forgiveness for closure days
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…
Opinion: In trying times, put students’ needs first
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.…