Support a Pro Public Education Agenda!
Take Action Today! The Governor’s supplemental budget proposal has a number of great proposals for public education, but we need to make sure legislators support these improvements. Please take a minute to email members of the Legislature’s Appropriations...
Together We Win . . . When MEA Members Are in the State House!
Sign up here! The Legislature is expected to be in session beginning in January and continuing through April. The MEA has prioritized three key bills for this session: – Lift the minimum teacher salary to $50k (LD 34)- More resources for mental...
Join the Read Across Maine Challenge!
MEA is thrilled to host the Read Across Maine contest again this year. Encourage students to develop a love for reading, explore reading different genres, and improve reading skills. This year, every classroom participating in Read Across Maine will have a chance to...
We Need YOU to Testify!
Dear MEA Members – Last week I shared the great news with you about the progress we are making in the State House on school funding, raising teacher pay, and securing more support for public higher education. If you share our enthusiasm for getting these...
Brighter days ahead
Happy February!We made it through the darkest part of the year! Did you know we add 80 minutes of daylight in February? Something I am certainly looking forward to!Speaking of what I am looking forward to this month, we have the MEA Together...
Big News on Teacher Salaries!
Dear Under the Domers – Before we get to the big news this week . . . February break for preK-12 public schools is right around the corner, and the MEA is hosting “Mini Lobby Days” on Tuesday and Thursday of February break. “Mini Lobby Days” are a new approach MEA is...
Joint Statement from Maine Education Organizations on Recent ICE Activity
The following statement is released on behalf of the Maine Education Association, Maine School Boards Association, Maine Superintendents Association, and Maine Principals’ Association: Like many Mainers, we are concerned by the recent Immigrations and...
Important Certification Changes Proposed for Educators
Dear Under the Domers – My name is Mallory Cook and I serve as your Director of Training and Early Educator Engagement. Jan asked me to write the Under the Dome this week with some important updates about educator certification in Maine. For the past 18 months, the...
Use Your Teacher Voice
When Dana Ricker moved to Maine four years ago, she didn’t imagine screaming into a megaphone, “Our Home is Here… at Fitzy Park…” to thousands of Mainers packing the stands at Fitzpatrick Stadium for each Portland Hearts of Pine soccer game. But the same voice that...
