Finding Strength in Solidarity
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor MEA member Eric Curtiss thought he had a high number of students in his English classes last year when his numbers topped out at…
DetailsAbove and Beyond: Capitol Area Schools
More than 450 educators from Capitol‑area school districts stretching from St. Johns to Holt, Okemos and Lansing returned to their school duties armed with some health and safety essentials courtesy…
DetailsICYMI: Scholarship Program for Essential Workers
About 625,000 essential workers who continued performing their frontline duties during the height of the pandemic in Michigan are eligible for free college tuition, under a program announced by Gov.…
DetailsMY VIEW: The Awakening
By Robyne Muray As an historian, I never thought I would witness the life-altering experience of a pandemic. I believed our medical advances made us far more sophisticated than those…
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MEA Member-to-Member Ed-Tech Webinars Meet Urgent Nationwide Need
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Michigan last March, MEA member Chris Thomas found himself in a unique position to help other educators in the…
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NEW HIRES: Sign Up for Free MEA Training on Mandatory Retirement Selection
If you are a brand new school employee, or know someone who is, be aware that state law requires newly hired school employees in Michigan to select between two retirement…
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Take the Census – and Share it Out
As the federal government continues to push in court for an earlier end date for the U.S. Census, it’s more important than ever for Americans to step forward now and be counted.…
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New State Education Budget Avoids Massive Cuts
Under a new state budget adopted by the Legislature on Wednesday, education funding avoided major cuts that had been expected due to the national economic downturn related to the coronavirus…
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Member Takes On Anti-Asian Discrimination Amid Pandemic
When MEA member Richard Mui was growing up in Ferndale, not many Asian Americans lived in the community, which he believes accounted for the discrimination he encountered – teasing and…
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