MEA Coronavirus Response
MEA President Paula Herbart video in response to the coronavirus and Michigan schools
(NOTE: recorded the afternoon of March 12, prior to the statewide school closure announcement)
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Federal funding providing critical tutoring support for students
Providing additional academic support for students recovering from the pandemic has become a key use of federal school rescue funds in local districts across Michigan. Many school leaders are spending these resources on tutoring for students who struggled to adjust to learning from home and are now working to catch up. More than 200 school […]
MI Teacher Briefs U.S. Ed Secretary on Uses of Federal Rescue Funds
Addressing students’ academic and mental health needs, while lightening the load for overstretched educators, are among the most urgent uses of federal school rescue funds prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one local union leader in west Michigan. Theresann Pyrett, president of the West Ottawa Education Association, took that message to the White House […]
I am panicking about not receiving a paycheck for three weeks! As an hourly employee through a third party, is there any chance that we will be compensated? I work hard to be a responsible steward of my earnings during the school year in order that I have bills paid ahead for the summer months, but this situation will set me back considerably.