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Education Funding Updates

UPDATED: Senate acts on federal relief funding

MEA President statement on Whitmer K-12 funding recommendations with additional state revenue

Education Funding Begins Legislative Movement

A State Edu-Budget Primer and Call to Action

MEA President statement on latest GOP in-person learning demands for pandemic funds

Four State Board Members Decry Political Withholding of School Safety Funds

Federal COVID funding approved by Legislature – with many strings attached

 

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Rural educator wins elite award

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Stephanie Johnson is pictured with daughter Mason after winning the Milken Educator Award at a surprise ceremony at Pine River Middle School in Osceola County. It wasn’t until her last year of high school that MEA member Stephanie Johnson figured out what career to pursue. She found her path in senior English class. Johnson…

March 18, 2026March 19, 2026
Q&A with Whitmer literacy advisor: “These aren’t miracles, they’re marathons”

To help members better understand Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Every Child Reads” proposals to address student literacy – and the essential role educators play at every grade level in that work – MEA gathered answers to some key questions from Michelle Richard, the governor’s senior literacy advisor. Part of the governor’s team since 2019, Richard has worked on some of Whitmer’s…

March 17, 2026March 19, 2026
Chemistry Teacher By Day, Olympic Hockey Referee at Night

From NEA: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/chemistry-teacher-day-olympic-hockey-referee-night When Jake Davis stepped onto Olympic ice in Milan, he was not just a chemistry teacher from Michigan anymore. Davis was now one of the few officials in the world who would referee the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey. “Stepping on the ice was surreal,” said Davis. “Just being on the ice with the best hockey players in the world and the international stage was a…

March 17, 2026

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