By Debbie Carew In my wildest imagination I never expected to be harassed and defamed for being an educator, especially one who defends literature and intellectual freedom. But that is what I’m facing for standing up to protect students’ access to a variety of reading and educational materials. In Brandywine Community Schools where I teach […]
Watch for action this fall on some key education priorities in the Michigan Legislature, including: Senate Bill 395 to amend Michigan’s teacher evaluation system to remove student growth from educator scores, eliminate punitive aspects of the system to focus on teacher development, and get rid of mandates to test kindergarten students in the first 30 […]
Nominations are being accepted for several positions on the MEA ESP Caucus Executive Board. Open positions are as follows beginning Sept. 1, 2024: PRESIDENT: 1 Position — Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2027 VICE-PRESIDENT: 1 Position — Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2027 SECRETARY: 1 Position — Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, […]
The Grosse Pointe Education Association’s Family Flamingle Event was a wonderful opportunity for GPEA members and their families to have fun together at a beautiful local park to kick off a new school year. The free event included a wild bubble-making machine, face-painting, free coney dogs and more. The event came at a perfect time […]
Concerns about school safety and student mental health have been forefront in the minds of MEA members for several years. Educators return to these related topics again and again, in surveys, trainings, conversations, and calls for resources from leaders and policymakers. The tragic shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University provided stark and […]
Click to view online. In this issue: Letter to Members: health and safety Above and Beyond: Grosse Pointe Flamingle Nominations sought for ESP Caucus Board ICYMI: Legislative action expected THE FUTURE IS NOW: New MEA affiliation brings secondary-level Educators Rising opportunities Member Voices: Despite book bans and smear campaigns, I count my blessings Cover story […]
By Chandra Madafferi and Terrence Martin From small farm towns to the inner city and the suburbs, every student in Michigan deserves an opportunity to succeed, and that’s why education leaders are excited about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new initiative designed to keep kids and their parents from falling through the cracks. This summer, Whitmer announced […]
Political, social, economic and environmental issues and events confront us daily. The question is how do we meet these moments? We can either face these moments as impenetrable obstacles (walls) or as challenges we can solve and move through (doors). I choose to find doors. The sessions in this series present us topics and techniques […]
The 23-24 school year is officially underway, and the leaders of the Aspiring Educators of Michigan are hard at work in both their college studies and as statewide leaders of AEM. Abriana White, President, attends Wayne State University. Aryana Jharia, Vice President, attends Eastern Michigan University, and Mamoona Chaudhry, Secretary-Treasurer, attends Wayne State University.
After interviewing the candidates and learning about their stances on education and labor issues, MEA’s Statewide Screening & Recommendation Committee has voted to support Elissa Slotkin in her bid to become Michigan’s next U.S. Senator. MEA’s backing marks the 17th labor union – and largest public employee union to date – to support Slotkin in [...]
