Any successful basketball team is made up of players motivated to come to practice every day, set new goals, and achieve personal bests. Getting students excited about coming to school and learning is no different, the staff at Hughes Elementary School in Marshall has found. In 2012 the state flagged Hughes as a Focus School […]
By Deborah Robertson and Kiarra Whitelow Harper Woods School District If the opposite of divided is unified, then labor unions have a lot of work to do in the wake of the presidential election. Please understand, we are not here to cast blame or minimize disappointment at the outcome. We simply refuse to grant our […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor As a young person right out of college, MEA member Jennifer Sepetys had all she’d imagined for herself, living in Chicago with a friend and working successfully in advertising sales. But something was missing. She decided to do volunteer work tutoring kids at Cabrini-Green, a public housing project in […]
After many years under a punitive teacher evaluation system, Michigan educators got back the right to bargain the subject in 2024. MEA staff and union bargaining teams have worked tirelessly to negotiate local improvements and ensure districts are following the new law. Read your collective bargaining agreement for specifics of your district’s evaluation system, but […]
While the Nov. 5 national election was decided by a slim margin, it’s important to note Michigan voters followed educator recommendations on 75% of K-12 races. One case in point is the successful effort to elect a slate of four candidates to the Grosse Pointe Public Schools Board of Education. The four candidates backed by […]
Nominations are being accepted for several positions on the MEA ESP Caucus Executive Board. Open positions are as follows: AT-LARGE: 2 Positions — September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 DIRECTOR OF MINORITY CONCERNS 1 Position — September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 DIRECTOR BY CLASSIFICATION CUSTODIAN: 1 Position — September 1, […]
Michigan educators, no matter our political beliefs as individual citizens, are united by our shared devotion to our students and our commitment to providing them with the education they need to learn, grow and thrive. Regardless of the results of any single election, the educators who comprise the Michigan Education Association will continue working tirelessly [...]
Click to view online. In this issue: LETTER TO MEMBERS: We must unite as educators NEWS & NOTES: Nominations sought for ESP Caucus Board ICYMI: school board elections AEM/MiNE: The Future is Now: MI Evaluations are new COVER STORY: Worried about students’ mental health, award-winning educator takes action Lawmakers add funding for mental health, educators […]
Mici Bos and David Rudzinski are MEA members from different sides of the state, but both are career changers who chose to become educators from deep self awareness and commitment—and both recently completed a virtual MEA book study on Teaching When the World is on Fire. Edited by acclaimed education researcher and MacArthur Fellowship recipient […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor UPDATE (Dec. 13, 2024) — The state House passed House Bill 6058 on Friday, and it will now advance to the state Senate for their concurrence (the Senate approved identical legislation on Friday as well, but needs to concur on HB 6058 to send the bill to Gov. Whitmer […]
