Protect Our Schools
The U.S. Department of Education provides critical help for Michigan students with special needs and kids attending rural and urban school districts.
Every student — regardless of where they live or their family’s income — deserves a great education that can prepare them for the jobs of the future.
Eliminating or defunding the Department of Education would cause irreparable harm to hundreds of thousands of students across Michigan at a time when we should be giving them more support — not less.
Learn more about the efforts to stop the federal attacks on public education here.
Updates
Efforts build to oppose education cuts in Michigan
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Mike Cook, a career and technical education (CTE) teacher in Redford, is concerned about what schools, students, and communities will lose if efforts continue to shutter the U.S. Department of Education. Over a long career—first in the U.S. Army and now as a teacher in the career and technical education (CTE) field—MEA member Mike…
Educators join Day of Action to raise awareness of threats to public education
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor First-year teacher Alexandra McCloskey braved cold and rain to join the national “Protect our Kids” Day of Action to raise awareness of serious threats to public education. Under gray skies and cold wet weather—at the end of a long day in the classroom—first-year teacher Alexandra McCloskey stood in a puddle on a pedestrian overpass…
Lansing union launches ‘LSEA Safe’ campaign
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Regina Bluemlein In a time of heightened anxieties across the country, the Lansing Schools Education Association has launched a campaign to routinely remind young people of one core message: educators can be relied upon to protect, nurture and teach them. The “LSEA Safe” campaign followed on the heels of the district’s school board adopting…
Wear #RedForEd for national Day of Action on Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 4, join educators across Michigan in wearing #RedForEd as part of the national Protect Our Kids Day of Action. Help raise awareness about the importance of federal education funding for our students amid efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. A collaborative effort between NEA, AFT, AROS, Mom’s Rising and the Working Families Party, the goal…
Protect Public Education—Get Involved
President Donald Trump has revealed his top education priorities through words and actions since his January inauguration. The list is a call to commitment for all who recognize public education as a pillar of American society. The Trump administration agenda would harm public education from preschool to high school, colleges and universities, affecting students from rural regions to small towns…