MEA response to governor’s budget presentation
MEA President: Increases are a step in the right direction
MEA President: Increases are a step in the right direction
By Brenda Ortega/ MEA Voice Editor
Difficulty finding and retaining people for key education positions in Michigan goes beyond full-time K-12 teachers.
By Brenda Ortega/ MEA Voice Editor
Sam Schweihofer enjoyed teaching special education in St. Clair County’s East China School District, but he was forced to make a choice when his daughter Colbie was born nearly a year ago—and he picked financial security over continuing his career in public education.
By Brenda Ortega/ MEA Voice Editor
Melissa Kramer knows it sounds cliché: Once upon a time she was a six-year-old girl, propping stuffed animals in chairs, playing school in a make-believe classroom full of high drama—of tough students dealing with difficult questions, transformed by a kind teacher.