An annual project run by the Copper Country Education Association has become a holiday tradition, giving student artists from all grade levels the chance to see their artwork displayed and sold at an art fair alongside professionals. For more than 30 years, the Public Relations Committee of MEA Region 18-A in the western Upper Peninsula […]
By Erik Edoff, Senior Executive Director, Michigan Education Association Too many students across Michigan are missing too much time at school and falling further behind their peers. We must come together as a state to address this problem head-on so we can fulfill our promise to provide every student with the opportunity to succeed. Chronic […]
Michigan educators’ dedication to students and families often goes beyond the school walls, as shown by actions of MEA members this holiday season. Livonia At Churchill High School, the holidays begin with an unmistakable sound: the steady clatter of cans piling higher and higher by students and educators. Each year, Churchill’s annual canned food drive […]
The Detroit Lions won an overtime thriller against the New York Giants on Sunday, thanks in part to nine catches for 149 yards and a touchdown by star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Clearly, it must have been the shoes! For Sunday’s game, St. Brown wore a special pair of student-designed cleats from East Jordan’s [...]
Greater Lansing MEA members and staff are collecting nonperishable food and toiletries to help school employees dealing with delays and cuts to SNAP food benefits due to the federal government shutdown. “Teachers and school support staff in the Greater Lansing community are extremely concerned about the government shutdown and how it’s harming everyday families, and […]
CLINTONDALE (Oct. 27, 2025) — The following statement can be attributed to Mike Ward, a teacher at Clintondale High School and president of the Clintondale Education Association: “The instability in Clintondale Community Schools has dragged on far too long and has harmed relationships among colleagues, neighbors and friends. We must come together as a community […]
It seemed fitting that Eva Menefee was texting a student when she was named this year’s winner of MEA’s James A. Davenport Award of Merit, which recognizes a member for significant service to higher education statewide and nationally. An academic advisor at Lansing Community College (LCC) for 31 years, Menefee is passionate about guiding young […]
