New MEA legislative tracker online

Track bills with ease using MEA’s new legislative tracker

MEA has launched a new legislative tracking system designed to make it easier for you to follow the latest happenings at the state Capitol, particularly when it comes to legislation affecting our schools, our students and our families.

Visit mea.org/legislation to stay up-to-date on the latest from Lansing, including active and recently passed legislation affecting Michigan public education. Using the new tracker, powered by Gongwer’s bill tracking platform, you can choose specific areas of interest, such as school finance, safety, ESP issues, higher education and more.

In addition, we now have a new, easier-to-use system for contacting your lawmakers to support pro-education legislation. Thank you for being involved in advocating for public school students and educators!

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MEA praises state Senate’s education budget proposal for investing in our kids and hometown schools

The Michigan Education Association is praising the state Senate’s 2026-27 education budget proposal, saying it prioritizes and protects students in the wake of widespread federal cuts. “For the sake of our students and their future, state lawmakers must work together to ensure local schools have adequate, stable funding,” said MEA President and CEO Chandra Madafferi, […]

Connecting educators and lawmakers

As a 27-year paraeducator at Jenison Public Schools, MEA member Diana Madden never imagined she would sit down to dinner with the chairwoman of the state House Education and Workforce Committee to discuss her work. But when she was invited, Madden went out of curiosity. “They wanted a paraeducator’s voice in the process. I wondered […]