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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 […]

Attend Virtual Social Justice Conference on April 27

Register now for MEA’s inaugural Social Justice Conference, happening virtually on Saturday, April 27. Learn more  about the schedule, which includes sessions, breakouts and roundtable conversations to help improve your understand of social justice issues and how they intersect with our work in public education.  

Flint teachers reach settlement with Flint Community Schools

After months of uncertainty, Flint educators and Flint Community Schools approved a settlement agreement this week that respects the professionalism of Flint teachers and will help attract and retain the quality educators that Flint students need to succeed. “This landmark agreement, reached after nearly 15 hours of collaborative, honest and constructive dialogue, reflects our shared […]

Eastern UP internet connectivity supported by ARP funding

In the best of times, Michigan’s rural public-school districts face major hurdles in accessing reliable internet service to provide instructional technology that helps students succeed in remote parts of the state. This is particularly true in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (EUPISD), where educators realized early on during the COVID-19 pandemic that a […]