Budget Deal Closes Current Year’s Shortfall
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders announced a deal on Monday evening to address the current year (Fiscal Year 2020) budget shortfall in part by allocating funds from the federal…
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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MEA lays out priorities for a safe return to in-person learning
EAST LANSING — Following more than 15,000 survey responses from educators and discussions about the needs of both students and school employees, today MEA announced three key priorities the state’s…
DetailsHarmed by historic flooding, helped by union family
MEA members, school families provide helping hand to Midland-area colleagues following 500-year floods EAST LANSING – MEA member Jill Bischer’s fellow union members and local school families came to her…
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Read by Grade Three Survey Extended
The deadline for completing a 25-minute Read by Grade Three (RBG3) survey worth 5 SCECHs for current K-8 teachers who participate has been extended to June 30 by our partners…
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Educators Engage in Racial Justice Movement: ‘I feel this moment very deeply’
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor For MEA member Lisa Watkins, the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement speaks to important and personal issues for her as a mother, grandmother, and…
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Opinion: Teachers say we need key steps to reopen schools
June 17, 2020 By PAULA HERBART/President – Michigan Education Association One of the most important decisions our state will make in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is when and…
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Summer Conference
To be announced.
Nearly 2 million education jobs could be lost—unless the U.S. Senate acts
If the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic goes unchecked, the nation stands to lose 1.89 million education jobs over the next three years, according to a new analysis…
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