Labor Voices: Student Health, Safety MEA Educators’ Top Priority
By Paula Herbart When it comes to decisions on how to educate students, we must heed the voices of Michigan’s front-line educators. That’s been a steady refrain in my monthly…
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Majority of 4,700 MEA Members Surveyed Concerned About Safe Return to In-Person Learning
Educators want to be part of the decision-making process, solution EAST LANSING – The Michigan Education Association today released a statewide online survey of more than 4,700 educators with findings related to…
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MEA members create wellness toolboxes for at-risk students
EAST LANSING – At-risk students may be hardest hit by the disruption of schooling in the COVID-19 era, so an MEA unit of Kalamazoo behavior specialists has taken action to help them…
DetailsMEA reaffirms support for mask wearing to protect students, educators, communities at-large
MEA president’s safety message comes as COVID-19 cases rise across Michigan and nationwide EAST LANSING – Michigan Education Association President Paula Herbart today joined education, medical and corporate officials from…
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MEA Board of Directors on safe return to school
EAST LANSING — At an emergency meeting Tuesday evening, the MEA Board of Directors adopted the following motion regarding the association’s stance on a safe return to learning for students…
DetailsMEA President statement on passage of bills that allow outsourcing of virtual learning
EAST LANSING — The following can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding the House passage of HBs 5910-5193 this evening: “This legislation uses the cover of a pandemic…
DetailsMEA President statement on approval of FY20 budget agreement
EAST LANSING — The following can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding today’s approval of an agreement between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature on the current year’s…
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Statement from MEA President on announcement of ‘Michigan v. DeVos’ lawsuit
EAST LANSING — The following statement can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart following the announcement of the “Michigan v. DeVos” lawsuit: “Once again, our state leaders are standing up…
DetailsStatement from MEA President on ‘Return to Learn’ guidelines
EAST LANSING — The following statement can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding today’s announcement by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlining guidelines for safely returning to school this fall.…
DetailsMEA President statement on FY20 budget agreement
EAST LANSING — The following can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding this evening’s announcement of the agreement between the governor and legislative leaders on the current year’s…
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