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Statement from Clintondale Education Association on the importance of rebuilding trust in the community
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 […]
HB 6058 update: MEA congratulates Michigan Senate on victory in lawsuit against state House
NOTE: The House of Representatives has until early December to appeal the Court of Appeals’ ruling to the state Supreme Court. Alternatively, House Speaker Matt Hall could unilaterally choose to end the legal battle by sending House Bill 6058 to the governor’s desk, as the Michigan Constitution requires. Stay tuned to MEA.org and subscribe to […]
Longtime LCC union leader honored at MEA Higher Ed Conference
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 […]
Teacher cadets critical in effort to recruit best and brightest to Michigan’s classrooms
MEA partners with educators and schools to inspire youth to consider careers in education A growing corps of teacher cadets has joined a statewide effort to recruit the best and brightest educators to Michigan’s classrooms and help address the state’s continuing educator shortage. To inspire young people to pursue careers in education and return to […]
New training offered for paras
Paraeducators have long said they needed higher pay plus better training to improve staff retention and equip them for the vital and challenging work they do in schools. That message was heard loud and clear at an MEA paraeducator summit in 2023. From there, a new statewide training series was developed in partnership with the [...]
UTSF recognition at MSU: part of a growing movement
After years of organizing and hard-fought legal battles, the Union of Tenure System Faculty (UTSF) won recognition from Michigan State University (MSU) in September — part of a growing movement in higher education. After failed unionization efforts in the 1970s and 1990s, this marks the first time MSU’s tenure system faculty have achieved collective representation. […]
Hard history teaches if we listen
By Richard Mui, history teacher Plymouth-Canton Education Association We often hear the word “unprecedented” to describe the current civic and political landscape of the United States, but we have seen parts of this story before. I teach Advanced Placement U.S. History at Canton High School, and I recognize echoes of dark chapters from America’s past. […]
Aspiring Educators of Michigan: Ensuring all are IncludED
Attendees at the MEA Aspiring Educators Conference next month will receive a special take-away: teaching and learning toolkits to support students with disabilities made by two leaders from MEA’s Aspiring Educators of Michigan (AEM). The two leaders, Lindsey Springer of Grand Valley State University and Madolyn (Maddie) Glocksine of Saginaw Valley State University, secured an […]