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It pays to plan ahead -- and MEA members don’t have to pay much to do just that.

Every MEA member is eligible for free life insurance through NEA Member Benefits, as well as deep discounts on group term and individual life insurance plans through MEA Financial Services.

The 2013-14 legislative session is well underway, and the Legislature has introduced more than 20 bills affecting teachers, education support staff and students. 

Once again, our state budget is full of unnecessary hardships for working families. Those hardships are most readily apparent when it comes to education funding. Either Michigan's children just aren't a priority for Gov. Rick Snyder or he is one tough nerd in need of a very basic arithmetic lesson.

In yet another blow to "reform" advocates who claim the superiority of charter schools, a new report shows that charter schools largely mirror traditional public schools in terms of student test scores.

The next Steven Spielberg or Orson Welles could be sitting in a Michigan classroom right now. We're one step closer to finding out, as student filmmakers from high schools across Michigan will compete for over $20,000 in prizes as part of the Meijer Great Choices Student Film Festival.

Participants will submit 30-second public service announcements highlighting one of three positive themes: building character, promoting healthy lifestyles and celebrating diversity. The videos will be targeted to one of two audiences: K-6 students, and students in grades 7-12.