It’s our turn, MEA President Paula Herbart told delegates to the annual Representative Assembly in East Lansing late last week.

Michigan educators need to speak up – and show up – for two Capitol rallies in June, plus join local activism

Friday afternoon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed HB 4206, which allows schools to forgo making up days from this winter’s record-cold emergency days.  In particular, up to four days declared as a state of emergency between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2,

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced 15 appointees to a new Educator Advisory Council (EOC) charged with making recommendations on education-related policy matters.

Eight MEA members were named to the new panel. They include:

Angela J. Pérez of Muskegon, an elementary

Every Michigan Teacher of the Year brings personal passions to the role as spokesperson for the state’s educators. The latest top teacher, crowned this week, sums up her mission in two words: professional revitalization.

MEA member Cara Lougheed, an English teacher