Teaching and Learning: Fostering Safe and Affirming Schools for All Students
LINKS Out Maine: Out Maine works to build welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s LBGTQ+ youth. Check out their resources for educators including support circles, programs, training, and more. Find their resources and learn more at outmaine.org. GLSEN:...
From MEA’s Executive Director – Winter 2025
Rachelle’s New Year’s Ruminations Those of you who are Facebook friends with me may know about my travel musings as I attend meetings on MEA’s behalf. I have the good fortune to serve as the MEA Executive Director and with that comes a fair amount of business travel...
Your Mind Matters
Small Group, Big Impact How students at Skowhegan Area High School are leading the charge to break down stigma surrounding mental health in their community. It started as a safe space for students to talk peer-to-peer about their mental health struggles. It has since...
Action Steps to Foster Culturally Responsive Practices
LINKS Do now: Take one of Harvard’s Implicit Associations Tests. This resources from Learning for Justice provides more information on unconscious biases and will direct you the Harvard’s assessments. Test Yourself for Hidden Bias | Learning for Justice Do now: From...
Cook’s Corner – MEA Learning Hub
We are excited to announce that the MEA will be launching a series of Learning Hub courses designed to support Multilingual Learners (ML). Over the coming months, you can look forward to the following courses, each of which will be worth at least five contact hours...
Workplace POWER: Education Support Professionals Organize for Wins
Education support professionals (ESPs) across the state are organizing for a voice in their profession, demanding respect in the workplace, and advocating for appropriate staffing levels at their schools. Some ESP bargaining units spent the fall organizing to finalize...
President’s Letter – Winter 2025
The Show Must Go On... Less than two minutes into the match and my heart sank to the deepest part of my stomach. My son, starting goalie for an undefeated team, let the ball slip between his legs. A play he made a thousand times in the regular season, but it was early...
The Adaptability of Community College Faculty
When students step onto the campus of one of Maine’s seven community colleges, they bring a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. Some are still in high school, taking advantage of dual enrollment programs. Others are recent high school graduates benefiting...
This Aroostook County School is Vending Out Lifelong Readers
Caribou Community School's innovative book vending machine motivates students to read and increases access to books, fostering lifelong readers in the community. When Caribou Community School opened its doors in the fall of 2021, there was a new vending machine....
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