Under the Dome: Getting Ready for 2020
Friends, I hope everyone is having an awesome school year. At the MEA we have been hard at work getting ready for the next legislative session while also working on implementing the 20+ bills we successfully passed last session. But have no fear – we will not rest. We...
Auburn Elementary Students Build Inventions
From WGME AUBURN (WGME) — At Fairview Elementary in Auburn, it’s all about science and solving problems. Sixty-five students had to come up with a personal or world problem. Then write a report, including pictures, build an invention and present it to...
Portland physics students ‘make pigs fly’
MEA is proud to sponsor WGME’s Forward Thinking segment which highlights the innovative work happening in our public schools. From WGME PORTLAND (WGME) — The saying “when pigs fly” usually means something is impossible, but at Portland High...
Golden Backs New Bill to Protect Social Security Benefits for Teachers, Law Enforcement, and Other Public Servants
Golden joins bipartisan effort looking to fix an unfair rule penalizing Mainers drawing on Social Security WASHINGTON — To help Maine teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other dedicated public servants keep more of the...
Maranacook Educator’s research published in book and on website for teachers
From National History Day Readfield, Maine—Maranacook Community High School teacher Shane Gower researched the life and service of Corporal Millard W. Corson as part of Memorializing the Fallen — a teacher professional development program from National History Day®....
MEA members and pro-education candidates win key races
Across the state on Election Day, MEA members helped elect school boards and town councils that will better support our public schools. The effort from MEA members made a difference in every community where educators spoke up in support of candidates they believed...
MEA is now supporting National Board candidates in South Portland
Join us for the next MEA National Board support sessions – this time in Bangor, Augusta and South Portland! We’ve added another venue to better serve our members who are seeking National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification.Professional Learning...
FLAME Conference Request for Proposals
From our academic affiliate, FLAME 2020 FLAME Conference-March 5 & 6 The Foreign Language Association of Maine (FLAME), in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, invites language teachers and other interested educators to submit proposals for 60- or...
New legislation changes the WEP formula
From the House Committee on Ways and Means Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act ~ H.R. 4540 The Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act fixes the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) by introducing a new proportional formula, provides meaningful WEP relief...
