See Educators Serve
When John Soifer stepped into the voting booth to vote in the 2024 election, he noticed that there...
Retire with Dignity: Bargaining for Better Retirement
By Mark Ashe, Cape Elizabeth EA Negotiator & Maine DOE Financial Literacy Teacher Leader...
Over 500 Days Without a Contract: Maine Community College Faculty Sound the Alarm
Despite record enrollment and increased workloads, full-time faculty in the Maine Community...
Rocking Professional Development: Lewiston EA Builds Power Through Art, Activism, and Community
When Nes Griffin, Jaye Rich, and Krista St. Cyr of the Lewiston Education Association (LEA) discovered they could apply for an MEA Professional...
“My Hero Works in School” Essay Contest
This year, MEA received dozens of submissions for the annual “My Hero Works in School" essay contest. Every year it is special to read, from...
Maine Educator Spring Issue 2025 Salary Guide
The Maine Education Association works to help its members advocate on issues related to the profession and your lives. The Association has compiled...
Editor’s Note – Spring 2025
Samantha Burdick Expect the Unexpected Little did I know as a teenager that the Survivor tag line “expect the unexpected,” would become my mantra...
$50K Salary
Just four short years ago, Zach Wentworth wrote his college application essay to the University of Maine about his passion for education and his...
Higher Education Members Advocate for UMS Funding at the State House
Members of all three bargaining units at the University of Maine System—the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM), the...
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