Use Your Teacher Voice

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...
Notice Board – Winter 2026

Notice Board – Winter 2026

MEA Lobby Days Together We Win…When MEA Members Are in the State House! The Legislature is expected to be in session through April. Our ability to successfully lobby for our priorities will depend entirely on our ability to have MEA members in the State House...
See Educators Serve

See Educators Serve

When John Soifer stepped into the voting booth to vote in the 2024 election, he noticed that there was no one running to represent him on the school board. As a retired special educator and union leader, Soifer knew the importance of the seat, and impulsively wrote...

Retire with Dignity: Bargaining for Better Retirement

By Mark Ashe, Cape Elizabeth EA Negotiator & Maine DOE Financial Literacy Teacher Leader Fellow and Samantha Burdick, MEA Communications Director For many years, a career in education came with a promise—work hard, serve your community, and retire with security....