Union members across the state are coming together to celebrate Labor Day on Monday, September 4th. From Detroit to Negaunee, the labor movement is stronger than ever. Bring your family and join your union family at these events MEA is formally participating in: Detroit Labor Day March with President Madafferi and Vice President Smith: MEA […]
By Chandra Madafferi It’s a new day for Michigan students, parents and educators. With the pandemic behind us, a record level of funding flowing into local school districts, and concerted efforts to attract and retain talented educators to our children’s schools, we’ve finally turned the corner. As the Michigan Education Association’s new president, I’m proud […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s team convened a conversation in July with food service professionals and MEA members from across the state to begin discussing the logistics around the universal free school meal program included in the recent state education budget. Veteran food service professionals, who nurture deep bonds with students, voiced their excitement about ensuring no […]
On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation restoring collective bargaining rights lost by educators over a decade ago – making good on pro-educator lawmakers’ promise to respect the profession as a way to recruit and retain the best and brightest for our students. Building on the record-breaking education budget signed last week, these new […]
Celebration and interconnection. Those were the predominant themes that ran through the speakers and sessions at the MEA Summer Conference last week at Saginaw Valley State University. “All of us have experienced so much in the past few years, but when I think about the darkest, toughest times, I think of one thing: Hope,” said […]
More than 30 high school students from across Michigan and Illinois who are interested in pursuing a career in education participated these past two weeks in the Next Gen Teacher program. This great collaboration between MEA and Wayne State University – made possible through an NEA grant – introduces young people to a potential career […]
UTICA — MEA member and Utica Community Schools teacher Jonathan Marceau has won first place in the Michigan Virtual EdTech Contest for his first-of-its-kind digital learning platform intended to boost student literacy and reduce prep work for educators. The Utica teacher’s winning pitch, Spelling Safari, reinvents the spelling curriculum with a software solution customized to […]
Her unit was on the verge of decertification from MEA a little over one year ago when Nikki Clear took over as president of her local union representing transportation employees, food service workers, paraeducators, and secretaries. Now she’s won MEA’s Leon A. Brunner Award. A bus driver for four years in Stockbridge Community Schools, Clear […]
EAST LANSING — The Michigan Education Association is hailing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s creation of a new state department to better coordinate resources for preschoolers through higher-education students and help ensure every Michigan student has a clear path to reach their full potential. The Whitmer Administration on Wednesday issued an executive order creating the Michigan Department […]
For the first time in the award’s history, the editor of the MEA Voice magazine has been honored as the Editor of the Year among all the NEA state affiliates. Brenda Ortega was recognized with the honor at the recent State Education Affiliate Communicators (SEAComm) conference, where members of the MEA Public Affairs team also […]
