President's Message
“Happy May Day!” It is appropriate that this month’s message is arriving on May 1st, International Workers’ Day, since MEA has been working hard on legislation to make improvements for members regarding collective bargaining, namely LD 240 (ed policy), LD 900...
President's Message
#RED ALERT! I hope you are getting messages about #RedforEd on April 17th! Sign up NOW and spread the word!Read More The MEA Board of Directors met on March 30-31.Read more HAPPENING NOW: If you do it right now, you can still register for the MEA Quality Schools...
President's Message
March is coming in like the proverbial lion—yet another snow day! —but this weekend, we “spring forward” –the year “marches” on! See below for what has been happening, what is happening, and what will be happening! (Practicing my verb tenses here!) THIS PAST...
President's Message
“A breath of fresh air!” It may be mid-winter, but this is definitely the phrase of the past few weeks! By the time you see this, Maine will have a new Commissioner of Education, Pender Makin.The testimony in support of her confirmation was inspiring and uplifting....
President's Message
I am optimistic that it will indeed be a Happy New Year for our members and our students! There are a lot of positive possibilities on the near horizon! A New Year would not be complete without some Resolutions! There are two kinds of Resolutions I hope you will...
President's Message
From an educator’s perspective, the school year may be more significant than the calendar year-September is the month of beginnings, not January; and June is the month of endings, not December. But from my current vantage point, there are some very important...
