MEA’s 2021 Virtual Winter Conference
Monday, February 1 through Friday, February 5, 2021 – 6-8 PM each night And Saturday, February 6, 2021 – 9 AM to 1 PM Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis,…
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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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Your guide to “hazard pay” grants – applications due Dec. 4
Applications to get the “hazard pay” grant payments enacted by the Legislature will be coming from school districts to members by Nov. 9. School employees need to turn in that…
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ICYMI: MEA working to raise member voices about pandemic school safety
With all the focus on the election, it would have been easy to miss the advocacy work MEA has been doing to ensure schools are safe for students and employees…
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MEA members create wellness toolboxes for at-risk students
EAST LANSING – At-risk students may be hardest hit by the disruption of schooling in the COVID-19 era, so an MEA unit of Kalamazoo behavior specialists has taken action to help them…
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VOTE – and make sure every vote COUNTS!
I hope you and your loved ones had a safe and happy Halloween weekend. I am emailing today to provide some last-minute election resources as we head into what is…
DetailsJill Biden Energizes Volunteer Canvassers at MEA Headquarters
Volunteer canvassers who assembled outside MEA headquarters in East Lansing for shifts of door knocking on Thursday got a motivational boost from a special source: NEA member Dr. Jill Biden…
DetailsMake a Difference in Campaign’s Final Days – VOLUNTEER and VOTE
Join those who gathered at today’s campaign event with Dr. Jill Biden and make a difference for public education in this election! There’s still time! First off – have you…
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MEA reaffirms support for mask wearing to protect students, educators, communities at-large
MEA president’s safety message comes as COVID-19 cases rise across Michigan and nationwide EAST LANSING – Michigan Education Association President Paula Herbart today joined education, medical and corporate officials from…
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MEA member in Bridge: Educators innovating despite lack of federal support
Educators across the state and nation are coming together to find innovative solutions for e-learning, despite a lack of support from Betsy DeVos and the Trump Administration, wrote MEA member…
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