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Nov102020

Loving Head Cook, ‘Miss Dawn,’ Wins ESP of the Year: ‘This is home to me’

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor At Parma Elementary School in Jackson County’s Western School District, students coming through Miss Dawn’s cafeteria line enjoy a generous serving of love along…

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November 10, 2020Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia
Sep112020
Meg Wilson, Rockford Public Schools

Nominate Now for ESP Awards 

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is accepting nominations of outstanding educational support staff members for the state Education Support Staff Professional of the Year Award and national RISE Award. The…

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September 11, 2020Education Support Professionals, Featured, NewsroomBy Miriam Garcia
Apr32020

Michigan Educators Serve Communities Through Crisis

Reaching and teaching amid coronavirus school closures By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor MEA member Sarah VanderMeer says her heart aches with missing her developmental kindergarteners from Brown Elementary School…

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April 3, 2020coronavirus, Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our Members, TeachersBy Miriam Garcia

Member Spotlight: Rolonda Gleason

Rolonda Gleason is a secretary at Ferris State University. The Alaska native knows what it’s like to work without a union, so now she’s a one-woman MEA welcoming committee. What…

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April 3, 2020Education Support Professionals, MEA Voice Feature, Newsroom, UncategorizedBy Miriam Garcia
Mar142020

MEA and Coronavirus – Committed to Our Students and Our Members

March 14, 2020 Dear MEA members, As your MEA President, I wanted to reach out and update you regarding how MEA is engaging around the coronavirus outbreak and its impact…

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March 14, 2020coronavirus, Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our Members, TeachersBy Miriam Garcia

Above and Beyond – Jessica McGrath

No one asked MEA member Jessica McGrath to start a food pantry for hungry children in her Wayne-Westland school. But when the food services employee realized youngsters coming through her…

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February 24, 2020Education Support Professionals, MEA Voice Feature, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia
Dec42019

Caring Bus Driver Wins State Support Staff Award

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor   Rockford bus driver Russ Clark thought he was picking up children at Lakes Elementary School for a field trip on Tuesday morning, so…

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December 4, 2019Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia
Sep172019

IT’S NEW! Nominate Support Staff for State Award

At last – Michigan will begin recognizing the important work of Education Support Professionals with an annual award. Nominations are now open for the new Education Support Staff Professional of…

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September 17, 2019Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia
Aug292019

Labor Day 2019 Events

Join fellow MEA members as we celebrate Labor Day across Michigan! Don’t forget to wear #RedForEd at these events in Detroit, Marquette County, Grand Rapids and Muskegon (or wherever your…

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August 29, 2019Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our Members, RedforEd, TeachersBy Miriam Garcia
Aug262019

New school year, no budget – A message from Gov. Whitmer

MEA members, This morning, I received a letter from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that I thought you should all see: As a new school year is upon us, I wanted to…

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August 26, 2019Education Support Professionals, Featured, Legislation, Our Members, RedforEd, TeachersBy Miriam Garcia
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