By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor “I can’t let this stop me. I am a people helper. To the day I die, I want to help people.” — Emma Trush, Oxford survivor and educator Five years ago, Emma Trush was a senior at Oxford High School when a student gunman opened fire in the building [...]
This year, we welcome another new chapter to the Aspiring Educators of Michigan (AEM) family, continuing growth in the number of students who are furthering their commitment to future careers in education through membership in MEA and NEA. The Future Educators of Northern Michigan University (FENMU) has joined chapters from 17 other colleges and universities […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor High school senior Rebecca Cox will soon graduate from a class of 30 students in her small Lenawee County school district, but last week she spoke before hundreds of statewide peers gathered in Detroit for the MEA-sponsored Educators Rising Michigan conference. “What up doe!” she began, invoking the iconic […]
MEA is creating pathways for members to secure less expensive graduate credits, a move made more vital since the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to cap federal student loans available to pursue certain graduate degrees, including education and social work. (The comment period on that proposed new rule — which is drawing concerns from […]
More than 200 students have joined the Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) Aspiring Educators of Michigan (AEM) this fall — an excellent feat for leaders of the chapter who start each year building membership from scratch. AEM is the preservice wing of MEA where college students majoring in education get connected, learn together, take on […]
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 […]
Stories by Brenda Ortega, MEA Voice Editor This report features MEA members combating Michigan’s educator shortage. Holland High School graduate Liebbe Martinez (left) and teacher Sarah Le Febre graced the August-September MEA Voice cover in a story on high school classes for students interested in teaching careers. Their story is one part of our Special [...]
Landen Robinson is a rising sophomore in the College of Education at Wayne State University, but he first fell in love with teaching in high school. Robinson spent two years in a Teacher Cadet program at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores, part of the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings. “It was […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Like its name, the MiCAREER Resource Hub offers simplicity on the surface and complexity underneath. For current and prospective educators who want to teach or change roles to fill a vacancy in rural schools, it’s simple: The resource hub promises a personalized pathway to no-cost credentialing with individual supports […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor From many years of working with children, Elaine Hunt has figured out a lot. For example, she discovered early on that young people do better when parents and educators work together. “I believe that if you can build a relationship with the parents, then the relationship you have with […]
