The 2026 MEA Scholarship application form and eligibility requirements are now available online at mea.org/mea-scholarship.
The application deadline is Feb. 12, 2026. Eligible students include dependents of MEA and MEA-Retired members in good standing who attend or will attend a Michigan public college, university or vocational training institution.
For additional information, please contact Christopher Furlong in MEA Human Resources at MEAScholarship@mea.org .
By Chandra Madafferi, President and CEO, Michigan Education Association There is a lot of conflicting information out there about our state’s level of support for public schools, with the phrase “record funding” often being used. The truth is that in inflation-adjusted dollars, Michigan actually spends less per pupil than we did in 2002, and that […]
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor High school senior Rebecca Cox will soon graduate from a class of 30 students in her small Lenawee County school district, but last week she spoke before hundreds of statewide peers gathered in Detroit for the MEA-sponsored Educators Rising Michigan conference. “What up doe!” she began, invoking the iconic […]
