The new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission – created by the Voters Not Politicians 2018 ballot measure – is holding hearings to help develop new legislative district maps for the next decade. For the first time, residents can provide input about how voting boundaries are drawn, including regarding “communities of interest” that are important for […]
Every Wednesday for the past several weeks, Republicans in the state Senate Elections Committee have held hearings on parts of a 39-bill package to restrict voters’ access to the ballot box in line with similar GOP moves across the country. Ever since, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been ringing the alarm bell. Partisan attempts […]
Reflecting on the past year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told attendees at a virtual MEA-PAC event on Friday that we are “still in the tunnel,” but there is light at the end, and “the commitment I’ve made is centered around supporting you and the kids you help every single day.” “The teachers and the incredible support […]
MEA members, The siege on our nation’s Capitol this week was an affront to American democracy, pure and simple. But for us, as educators, it is a moment we must reckon with as we work with students who saw something unimaginable happen in our country – an act of open sedition at the temple of […]
By Blake Mazurek On Monday I woke after a restless night of sleep with butterflies in my stomach. My excitement for casting an electoral vote for President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris was brimming over. To be honest, I also had an edge of concern about my and the other electors’ safety in […]
Volunteer canvassers who assembled outside MEA headquarters in East Lansing for shifts of door knocking on Thursday got a motivational boost from a special source: NEA member Dr. Jill Biden stopped by to cheer on efforts to get out the vote for her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden. MEA President Paula Herbart warmed up […]
Join those who gathered at today’s campaign event with Dr. Jill Biden and make a difference for public education in this election! There’s still time! First off – have you voted already or do you have a plan to vote on or before next Tuesday? Visit www.meavotes.org for MEA’s online voter guide with recommended candidates in your […]
Educators across the state and nation are coming together to find innovative solutions for e-learning, despite a lack of support from Betsy DeVos and the Trump Administration, wrote MEA member Chris Thomas, a teacher in Ann Arbor Public Schools, in a recent column for Bridge Magazine. “Through the platforms and networks of MEA and NEA,” […]
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos continues to duck responsibility for keeping students and school employees safe from coronavirus, telling an audience gathered Tuesday for a right-wing conference that it’s not her job to track school districts’ COVID-19 cases or reopening plans. DeVos, known by experts as “the worst” education secretary in U.S. history, told attendees […]
With an opponent supported by millions of dollars from a DeVos family-funded super PAC, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters says he has appreciated the support of MEA in this “election of a lifetime.” “Everybody who cares deeply about public education has to know that all of the issues we care about and fought for over many […]
