By Corban Van Dam High school is a time when young people explore different interests and begin to work out what they want to do with their lives. This crucial developmental exercise requires a diverse array of learning experiences and educators to guide that journey. Unfortunately, the crushing teacher shortage is weighing on every aspect […]
We all know it takes a village to raise a child, and as educators we value everyone within the school community who plays a role in it. School children start every day greeted by a bus driver as they climb aboard. They arrive at school to a building full of folks ready to care for […]
A diverse group of 37 high school students spent two weeks of their summer break at Wayne State University’s Next Gen Teachers program, a partnership with MEA that introduced the young people to a potential career in education. Chosen from more than 200 applications, the students from 29 high schools in Michigan and Illinois stayed […]
In 2018, Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment to empower an independent commission of citizens to draw legislative and congressional district lines for the 2022 election and beyond with the goal of eliminating gerrymandering and creating more equitable representation. The independent citizens’ commission is comprised of thirteen private citizens of differing political ideologies, selected by […]
State Senate: Erika Geiss (District 1) Darrin Camilleri (District 4) Dayna Polehanki (District 5) Bert Van Dyke (District 25) Kim Nagy (District 31) State House: Regina Weiss (District 6) Lori Stone (District 13) Matt Koleszar (District 22) Jason Morgan (District 23) Dylan Wegela (District 26) Jaime Churches (District 27) Nate Shannon (District 58) Anthony Feig […]
By Zach Crim, MEA Public Affairs Theresann Pyrett has taught at West Ottawa Middle School for 11 years. She has seen educators demonized, public schools attacked, and the values that led her to become an educator dismissed by elected officials who have never taught a class. They have never driven a bus. They have never […]
EAST LANSING — The ongoing educator shortage and student mental health are the top challenges facing Michigan teachers and education support professionals, according to a new survey of educators released Wednesday by the Michigan Education Association. “These last few years have been extremely challenging for our students, educators and parents, and this survey makes it […]
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon went on a Twitter rant last week, attacking public school educators and our union with a litany of lies. Among many of Dixon’s false tweets was an attack on state Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, a former public school teacher. Dixon wrote the following: “All I see is you standing by […]
Put Michigan First released a new TV ad Wednesday aimed at educating Michigan voters about the extremely close ties between GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon and billionaire Betsy DeVos, whose family is spending millions trying to elect the extremist media personality. Watch the ad here. Please consider sharing it on your social networks! “Instead of […]
Parents, education advocates and several candidates for office came together during a break in the monthly State Board of Education meeting on Tuesday to speak out against organized right-wing attacks that are attempting to divide parents and educators. The State Board’s vice president, Pamela Pugh, said ongoing disruptions and divisive rhetoric at school board meetings […]
