This Aroostook County School is Vending Out Lifelong Readers
Caribou Community School’s innovative book vending machine motivates students to read and increases access to books, fostering lifelong readers in the community. When Caribou Community School opened its doors in the fall of 2021, there was a new vending machine....
It’s Been a Long Time Coming!
Congress makes history and passes bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act During the final hours of the 118th Congress, the U.S. Senate voted 76 to 20 to pass the Social Security Fairness Act—historic legislation that ends the Government Pension Offset and Windfall...
Editor’s Note – Winter 2025
“One Child, One Teacher, One Book, and One Pen Can Change The World.” As I was putting the finishing touches on this issue of Maine Educator, I was reminded of a photo of my mother and me at her college graduation. When I was four years old, my mom...
Helping Students Spot Misinformation Online
By Cindy Long, NEA Senior Writer, First Appeared in NEA Today, October 2024 Navigating today’s ‘infodemic’ of news and information requires media literacy, critical thinking, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Immigrants eating pets, hurricanes...
Our Students, Our Schools, Our Voice: MEA’s 2025 Legislative Focus
Ensuring High Quality Education for All by Attracting and Retaining Educators, Enhancing School Funding, and Supporting Higher Education The Educator Shortage MEA supports bills to recruit and retain educators to make the profession more attractive, emphasizing...
Episode Eleven: The Hargrove Herald 2.2.25
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE NEXT EPISODE HARGROVE HERALD! In this Episode: Learn about MEA’s top priorities at the Maine State Legislature this year. Join our Legislative Organizing Committee to help push for policies that improve your students’ learning...
Under the Dome: Budget Time-We Need You!
Dear MEA members – The Governor and legislative leaders are moving forward very swiftly on the Governor’s 2-year budget proposal. Very swiftly. We just learned that the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on the education portions of the...Supporting Multilingual Learners – Biddeford
Exclusive member only virtual events for members of the Biddeford Education Association. MEA is offering four sessions: Supporting Multilingual Learners 101 – Tuesday, February 18: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM REGISTER HERE Supporting Multilingual Learners 101...
Join the Team!
Legislative Organizing Committee: The MEA is committed to making sure the voices of our members are heard when legislation that impacts our schools is debated in the State House. To that end, we are forming a Legislative Organizing...
