Above and Beyond

Three MEA members who launched an innovative “Incubator” class last year at Novi High School achieved their “moon shot” this week—they paid it forward by donating $5,000 in profits from product sales to help start a similar class at Dearborn’s Fordson High School. Macy’s matched their gift. Novi’s incubator class is all about students taking opportunities and running with them, according to teacher Jodi Forster. “This class provides students with a chance to be altruistic, to think bigger than themselves, to collaborate with people that we wouldn’t normally get a chance to work with,” Forster said. “It feels amazing to see students create their own individual projects, and to see it come to fruition over the course of the year is wonderful.” Read more at mea.org/novi-pays-forward.

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MEA announces additional federal and state candidate recommendations

The Michigan Education Association is proud to announce recommendations for the following federal races, in collaboration with the National Education Association: U.S. Senate: Abdul El-Sayed 7th Congressional District: William Lawrence 10th Congressional District: Christina Hines During recent screening interviews with MEA members, these candidates have shown they share MEA’s commitment to the promise of public education and the opportunity […]