Staff Retirement Plan Board
When:
April 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where:
VIRTUAL
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Staff Retirement Plan Board Meeting
When:
January 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where:
VIRTUAL
Staff Retirement Plan Board Meeting
When:
October 24, 2023 all-day
Where:
Virtual
My career ends as new opportunities for educators abound
Last Wednesday was the second-greatest day of my career in public education — which after 31 years, is coming to a close on July 15. That evening on June 28, the Michigan Legislature passed a landmark package of bills to restore workplace rights stripped from school employees a dozen years ago. When the bills take […]
Another record-breaking education budget passed for 2023-24
The Michigan Legislature passed a bipartisan education budget for next school year on Wednesday evening, allocating a record amount of funding to help Michigan students succeed. The $24.3 billion education budget prioritizes investments in Michigan’s K-12 schools, starting with the largest ever per-pupil allocation at $9,608 a student (an additional $458 per student). Similarly, higher […]
Legislative budget proposals continue to rebuild education funding from pre-school to post-secondary
Earlier this year, Gov. Whitmer proposed a $20.6 billion plan for the state education budget for the coming year. This week, the State House and Senate put forward their own proposals for funding Michigan schools, with the House recommending a $19.6 billion plan and the Senate at $20.76 billion. Wherever they end up, public schools […]
MEA Elections Information
Paula Herbart Candidate for President Bio MEA President Herbart took office in 2017. A music teacher from Macomb County, Herbart served as local president, 6-E coordinating council chair and president of MEA/NEA Local 1 and was on the MEA and NEA Board of Directors. She has served as Vice-President/Mid-West Region on the National Council of […]
Letter to Members: We are champions
If you’ve been keeping up with developments at the state Capitol since January, you know some good things are happening and more is in the works. Democratic leaders in both chambers passed a rollback of the state’s unfair retirement tax, which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed along with an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit […]
Small district, big battle: Educators and community in southwest Michigan town push back against extreme school board
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Things weren’t going according to plan at a recent meeting of the board of Brandywine Community Schools in Niles, where community opposition is growing as a new board majority has begun to enact an extreme political agenda targeting library books and teaching materials. Missing two of its seven members, […]
Whitmer signs repeal of unfair retirement tax on educators
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday rolling back Michigan’s unfair retirement tax, as retired educators and others looked on. MEA President Paula Herbart, who stood immediately to the governor’s left as she signed the bill at a Capitol ceremony, said “it’s a big day for working families in our state.” “MEA applauds Gov. Whitmer for […]