Working After Retirement - Protecting Your Pension and Your MEA-NEA Membership

Working After Retirement — Protecting Your Pension and Your MEA-NEA Membership

Special educator chosen as Michigan Teacher of the Year

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Erik Meerschaert, a special education teacher at Lake Orion High School, was named 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of the Year on Wednesday. MEA member Erik Meerschaert, a special education teacher at Lake Orion High School known for his positivity and leadership in providing inclusive opportunities for all students, was named the 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of…

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Greene wins big in special Senate election with help from educators

Chedrick Greene won big in Tuesday’s special election in Senate District 35 in Saginaw, Bay and Midland counties, thanks to support from local educators who recommended his candidacy to fellow MEA members. When Greene takes office shortly, the Senate majority will return to a 20-18 advantage for the Democratic caucus. As an MEA recommended candidate, Greene benefitted from mobilization of members…

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

MI Supreme Court holds oral arguments in case impacting educators’ health insurance costs

Kim Sandefur, a fifth-grade teacher in Comstock Public Schools, speaks Wednesday at a press conference outside of the Michigan Hall of Justice, where the Supreme Court was set to begin oral arguments in the “stalled bills” case. Before the state Supreme Court held oral arguments Wednesday morning in the “stalled bills” case, MEA members and other public employees gathered outside…

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026