Member Voices: Give me the resources to get back into the classroom
By Dawn Levey As a public school teacher of 30 years, I have always been filled with great excitement and anticipation about a new school year. At this point every…
Opinion: MEA: We’ll sue to ensure school safety
August 19, 2020 By PAULA HERBART/President – Michigan Education Association As we approach the start of a school year like no other, teachers and education support professionals are feeling scared…
MEA Member Reflects on Jeopardy! Win Aired Amid Pandemic
When MEA member Ben Henri won this year’s Teachers Tournament on the long-running game show Jeopardy!, he returned home with something beyond the $100,000 in winnings. Henri found an extended…
Compromise legislation on student count, benchmark testing goes to Governor
The state House on Monday approved a compromise package of bills that provides answers about student counts for school funding, benchmark testing and other important matters as the 2020-21 school…
Member Voices: Schools Must Require Masks for All Grades
By Kathleen Dillon-Dowd As a 38-year teacher in mostly public-school classrooms from preschool to eighth grade, I could have retired a while ago. But in March, when we all went…
ACT NOW: Senate Sets Rare Saturday Session to Address Schools Reopening
The state Senate has scheduled an unusual Saturday session for this weekend, and while nothing is yet certain, early indications are that the goal will be to pass measures related…
MEA Board of Directors on safe return to school
EAST LANSING — At an emergency meeting Tuesday evening, the MEA Board of Directors adopted the following motion regarding the association’s stance on a safe return to learning for students…
Hearing scheduled in 3% interest case
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Michigan Court of Appeals will consider the state’s appeal of a 2018 ruling that school employees were owed additional interest on the 3% of their…
RA adopts changes to dues, staffing policies
Delegates to MEA’s Representative Assembly met virtually on Saturday to finish the business of the association’s annual meeting, adopting changes to MEA dues, staffing policy and other business introduced when…
Recording of teletownhall with medical experts on COVID-19 and school reopening
Listen to a recording of Friday morning’s telephone townhall for MEA and AFT Michigan members with Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Detroit Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair,…