MEA’s RA approves budget, resolutions and more

Nearly 400 MEA members gathered in East Lansing for the 2024 Representative Assembly (RA) last weekend, passing the 2024-25 MEA budget, electing members to MEA and NEA boards and approving items and resolutions on human rights, artificial intelligence and gun safety, among other business. Delegates to MEA’s largest governing body heard from MEA President Chandra […]

We need paid parental leave

By Shana Saddler While on maternity leave, I heard from a number of my colleagues with well wishes and congratulations: “I am so happy for you!” and “I am so proud of you.” However, the one that stood out most in the very forefront of my mind ended with the words, “I will see you […]

Delta professor seeks change through history

MEA member Amy French disrupts students’ expectations in the history classes she leads at Delta College in Bay County’s University Center by asking at the outset: “So what am I teaching this semester?” French isn’t joking or trying to catch anyone napping with her day-one question. As head of Delta’s history department, French is acknowledging […]

MEA Voice Magazine – April- May 2024 Issue

Click to view online. In this issue: Letter to Members: We celebrate you Flint teachers reach settlement MEA Scholarship golf outing scheduled for June 10 Benson, MEA advocate for driver’s ed to return to public schools Lt. Gov. Gilchrist tours award-winning Mattawan school AEM-MiNE: At inaugural Ed Rising conference, MEA partners to inspire next generation […]