MEA Resources for Census 2020

In Wyoming Public Schools, union leaders and district officials found a way to spend federal COVID-relief dollars that altogether honors the expertise of local educators, promises dynamic instruction for students, and offers a foothold in the profession to early career educators for years to come. The Kent County district used a portion of its federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency…

By Shana Saddler While on maternity leave, I heard from a number of my colleagues with well wishes and congratulations: “I am so happy for you!” and “I am so proud of you.” However, the one that stood out most in the very forefront of my mind ended with the words, “I will see you in six weeks.” SIX WEEKS!…

Candidate for NEA Director Allyson McBride Culver Allyson McBride Culver is a candidate for NEA Director and a proud union member. She began as a member of the student MEA chapter at CMU in 1994. She moved to Traverse City for student teaching and after graduating in 1995, became a teaching assistant. In the fall of 1997 she began teaching…

MEA member Matt Hamilton believes his willingness to take risks spurs great teaching, so the fact it also generates occasional failures doesn’t stop him. “I’m just a regular teacher who’s trying new things, so it’s not perfect every day by any means,” he says. It was a leap of faith 16 years ago – just five years into his middle…

Amy French and colleagues at Delta College use cardboard cutouts and QR codes to highlight the stories of women who’ve shaped history MEA member Amy French disrupts students’ expectations in the history classes she leads at Delta College in Bay County’s University Center by asking at the outset: “So what am I teaching this semester?” French isn’t joking or trying to…

John Kusku uses a special smartboard to teach math at the Oakland Technical Campus Southwest. MEA member John Kusku has faced extra challenges throughout his 39 years, but he learned a key philosophy from his mother who told him as a little boy: Goals might be harder for you to achieve, but you can still do anything you want. “That’s…

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Delee Bruining says hard work and consistent team effort make it possible to feed 600 kids a day at Wyoming Junior High School. The professionals entrusted with delivering healthy, delicious food to hundreds of thousands of students in school cafeterias across Michigan say they’re serving more kids than ever as part of the state’s…

With March is Reading Month behind us and American Education Week on the horizon, let’s take stock of the important contributions educators make to the success of our students — from teachers to paraeducators to bus drivers to higher education faculty. For one example, certified librarians within a school have been shown to improve student literacy and educational attainment. That’s why…

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 COVER STORY: School food service…