Teacher/Pizza Guy Writes ‘Notable Book’
Three years ago, Ann Arbor English teacher and MEA member Jeff Kass committed to take a difficult year of working three jobs to make ends meet and turn it into…
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Governor Addresses Education in State of the State
MEA President Paula Herbart on Wednesday praised Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to help Michigan parents and children learn how they can avoid the punitive retention piece of the state’s new…
DetailsMEA President statement on Whitmer State of the State address
EAST LANSING —The following can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding tonight’s State of the State address from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “Gov. Whitmer should be commended for addressing…
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State launches 2020 Census website
The State of Michigan has launched a website for the 2020 Census – the first once-a-decade census that will include the ability to provide information online. Providing information to ensure…
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Opinion: Keep loan-forgiveness promises to educators
January 15, 2020 By PAULA HERBART/President – Michigan Education Association Stefanie Sedlar was forced to put her plans to start a family on hold to pay off nearly $100,000 in…
DetailsRegistration Open for Safe Schools Workshops
Upcoming professional development opportunities through the Michigan Department of Education will provide ways to improve school climate and safety for all youth, but especially those who identify as gay, lesbian,…
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Union Leader Wins National Award
One of the hardest things Nick Peruski has learned to do as a teacher in Huron Valley over the past decade is to let kids fail. Not letter-grade “F” fail.…
DetailsMEA Voice Magazine – December 2019
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Member Spotlight: Amber Guerreiro
Amber Guerreiro felt exhausted one Friday night, so the Greenville Middle School teacher wrote her thoughts down, titled “A Day in the Life of a Teacher,” and put it on Facebook.…
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Five years after accepting dramatic concessions to help pull Flint Community Schools out of deficit spending, the district’s teachers have overwhelmingly approved a contract that raises pay, lowers class sizes, and…
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