Features, Maine Educator Online, Spring 22
Portland Public Schools Lead the Way in Change 49%. That’s the number of students in Portland public schools that identify as people of color. 11%. That’s the number of staff that do. The large gap between the two is one Portland Public Schools is working hard to fill...
Maine Educator Online, Spring 22
From MEA’s Executive Director – Rachelle Johnson Happy Spring or Mud Season!!?? The last time we chatted, I was marking the turn of the calendar year and hoping that the new year would be kind to us all by signaling the waning days of the pandemic. Today,...
Maine Educator Online, Spring 22
I am writing this on an anniversary that I have no intention of ever commemorating, other than with what I’m writing here. I am referring to March 13th, 2020—the day two years ago—two longer-than-ever-before years ago–that educators went home, expecting to go...
Maine Educator Online, Spring 22, Your Union
1 – Historic Pay Increases MEA and its local unions negotiated some historic pay increases this school year for both preK-12 members and higher education members. Among the successes: community college support staff received 16% increases in salary in the first...
Features, Maine Educator Online, News, Salary Info, Spring 22
MEA maintains a salary database to better help members understand how educators are paid across Maine. MEA encourages you to use this information as you advocate for wages and benefits in your district. The data is based off of contracts submitted to MEA for the...
Features, Maine Educator Online, Representative Assembly, Spring 22
Each year, the MEA holds its Representative Assembly (RA), the democratic body of the Union. At the 94th annual RA members will discuss the following proposals seen below. 2022 MEA Election ResultsBOAD OF DIRECTORSAlly LoukasDistrict B3 Year TermCedena McAvoyDistrict...
