Innovative Schools and Teacher Prep Fail to make it out of Senate Education Committee Innovative Schools (HB 6314-6315) and the Teacher Prep Package (HB 5598-5605) failed to make it out of Senate Education Committee today – a victory in the fight to stop bills on education moving quickly through lame duck. Thank you to everyone…
DetailsOnce more in 2018, it’s time to show our solidarity as educators and wear #RedForEd on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, educators across the state will wear red to show our solidarity as the lame duck Legislature considers bills that will harm students and school employees alike. After school, educators will be gathering in Lansing…
DetailsInnovative Schools Passes House While A-F Waits In very close votes, the Innovative Schools Bills (HB 6314-6315) passed the House late on Thursday and head to the Senate for further consideration. These bills would create a new type of “innovative” school or district exempt from many existing requirements. Such a designation would allow a school…
DetailsUnion Recertification Passes though Committee One Day after being Introduced SB 1260, which would require public employee unions to recertify their membership every two years, passed through the Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committee 4-1. The bill includes a $500,000 appropriation which makes it referendum proof – even though unions would be forced to pay for these…
DetailsA new “shadow State Board” and a “cafeteria-style” school voucher program could be created if the House passes so-called “innovative schools” legislation. New intel is that the bills could come up for a vote on the House floor TODAY. Please call or email your lawmakers TODAY and urge them to oppose HBs 6314-6315. In concert with the proposed A-F…
DetailsHouse Passes Changes to Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Leave Final changes to SB 1171, minimum wage, include: Minimum wage will go up to $12.05 by 2030. Tipped workers will be paid 38% of minimum wage bringing tipped workers to $4.58 by 2030. Final changes to SB 1175, earned paid sick leave, include: Employers…
DetailsMEA has learned that the House Education Committee will take up the union release time legislation (SBs 795-796 and HBs 6474 and 5368) at their next committee meeting tomorrow morning. They may have the votes to pass that legislation on to the House floor for action. However, our lobbying efforts with State Representatives are working! There…
DetailsRepublican leaders in the state House and Senate are pushing hard to pass damaging education bills before a new Legislature can be seated. MEA lobbyists need your help—NOW IS THE TIME TO RAISE YOUR VOICE. Education policy changes being bandied about both chambers in the eleventh hour could increase the stakes on standardized test scores…
DetailsMorning update: The House bills on union release time (HB 6474 and 5368) DID NOT pass out of the House Education Reform Committee this morning. While this is good news and a sign that your lobbying efforts are working, it does not mean the issue is settled – there are a variety of ways the…
DetailsWednesday’s lame duck session was as an attack on working Michiganders with the gutting of the minimum wage and earned paid sick leave legislation in the Senate. Some of the biggest changes: SB 1171 allows for $12 minimum wage and a $4 minimum wage for tipped workers by 2030. No increase to $12 minimum wage…
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