Maine Educator Online, Member Benefits, News, Winter 23, Your Union
The MEA is always trying to provide its members with the most up-to-date information about your benefits in an effort to help you better understand what you’re receiving and how it compares to other districts in your county. How much a district contributes to your...
Maine Educator Online, News, Perspectives, Winter 23
By Paul Johnson, Professor, University of Southern Maine and Lisa Botshon, Professor UMaine Augusta The University of Maine System (UMS) decided it needed to deliver more collaborative, market-relevant cross-campus programming. With that goal, UMS came up with a plan...
Maine Educator Online, News, Winter 23
Below are a collection of books educators say are helping them unwind, reading for pleasure to escape and take a break. The Joy and Light Bus CompanyBy: Alexander McCall Smith In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma...
Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America, Winter 23
All My RagePakistani American high school seniors and best friends Salahudin and Noor struggle to see a way out of their small desert town, as Sal tries to manage his family’s motel and his alcoholic father and Noor attempts to escape her controlling uncle and a...
Maine Educator Online, News, Under the Dome, Winter 23
MEA 2022 Priorities Aim to Improve Schools & Livelihoods Addressing Workforce Shortages Through Compensation and Certification Improvements Lift the Minimum Wage for School Support StaffToo many districts are struggling to recruit ed techs, bus drivers, and other...
Features, Maine Educator Online, News, Winter 23
A Conversation with the 2023 Maine Teacher of the Year – Matt Bernstein The self-described ‘regular guy’ now has a remarkable title-2023 Maine Teacher of the Year-and he plans to use that title as he works to promote the profession and increase the number of...