By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Two childhood traits have served Marcia Mackey through a wide-ranging career in higher education and union leadership spanning almost 50 years: Mackey loves to fight for the underdog, and she commits 100% to what she believes in. “By nature, I’m very passionate and I think it shows in my […]

By Dan Clason Clason, an MEA member in Clarkston, is the 2026 MEA Educational Excellence Award winner and Michigan’s nominee for the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. He’s a prime example of how educational excellence and collective action go hand-in-hand — especially when it comes to the power of contributing to PAC. Attacks on public education […]