National Board Certified Teacher Stipend Increase
The Maine Education Association and the National Board Certified Teachers of Maine recently advocated for and helped pass a bill in the Maine Legislature that will increase the stipend for NBCT from $3,000 to $5,000 for National Board Certified Teachers who serve in...
Maine Educators Join Thousands of other educators at the NEA Representative Assembly
Our Maine delegation is just back from the National Education Association Representative Assembly Nearly 7,000 delegates from the 52 state affiliates of the NEA met in Houston for four busy days electing members to the NEA Executive Committee and at-large Board of...
Educators Prepare to Make an Impact in 2020
By: Tim Walker Galvanized by the historic mobilization of public school educators that caught the attention of the entire nation, educators converged on the George E. Brown convention center in Houston, Texas on July 4 for the 157th National Education...
Lewiston Educator Selected as 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
Learning journey to prepare Dickson, students as global citizens The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, today named Marie Dickson, a Special Education teacher at McMahon Elementary in Lewiston as a 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning...
Vetoed Bills Would Have Supported Educators, Students and the Profession
Dear MEA Members, Educators across Maine are so very disappointed. Late last night and early this morning, Governor Janet Mills vetoed two important bills that MEA supported this session. LD 240 would have given teachers the right to negotiate over planning and...
Under the Dome
Last week was the longest week for legislators, as the House and Senate worked double sessions to finish before statutory adjournment, June 19th. It was an equally long week for MEA staff, but our collective efforts have led to remarkable victories. Bargaining...
Professional Development Available through MDOE
The Maine Department of Education has recently uploaded its summer training sessions that are available to educators. There are conferences available for both teachers and support staff. Training examples include: Learning for the 21st Century to Child Nutrition. To...
Under the Dome: Major Updates
The legislative session is reaching its conclusion, and I expect the Legislature will adjourn in the next two weeks. Still, there are a number of key bills that have yet to be voted on and we can expect lots of activity in the final days. So buckle up . . . we will...
Hourly Employee Paycheck News
Big Win for Support Staff This week, Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 300, MEA’s bill onpay averaging. LD 300 simply requires schools to offer support staff employees the option to collect their pay over a 12 month or shorter period, to be locally...
