By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor In five years since a deadly school shooting devastated the Oxford community, much has been done to heal the collective trauma, says Oxford High School Band Director Jim Gibbons: “We’ve kind of turned a corner in some ways.” New building security systems and increased focus on mental health helped […]
As a professor at Central Michigan University, MEA member Brandi Ansley teaches aspiring educators from an “inside-out” perspective. For Emma Trush, whose post-traumatic stress threatened to derail her dreams, that made all the difference. Trush took her first class taught by Ansley at the beginning of her sophomore year, just 18 months after experiencing severe […]
Members of the Plymouth-Canton Lightning Robotics team gathered around their newest team member behind the plexiglass wall, providing a quick tutorial on the controls. In no time, a robot was launching balls into the air as the team’s newest operator beamed with excitement: NEA President Princess Moss kept driving — gathering balls, lining up her […]
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MEA members who have officially retired from their district with an unpaid MEA-Retired dues balance remaining now have the option to become lifetime members of MEA-Retired through a monthly payment plan. Terms are flexible — members can decide their own monthly payment date in installments of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. Payments can only […]
As educators, we know our voices matter. By belonging to MEA, we raise our voices together and advocate for stronger schools through collective strength. If we want to create stronger local schools, we must stay involved in the political process. Every decision about public education — from educator pay and healthcare costs to per-pupil funding […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor We all know Jocelyn Benson as Michigan’s secretary of state, but as candidate for governor she introduces herself as “the daughter of public school teachers” in nearly every campaign speech and appearance she makes. A strong believer in public schools, Benson is MEA’s recommended candidate in the critical race […]
