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MEA Executive Director's Letter - Winter 2026 Happy New Year! Another trip around the sun...
Breaking Through the Noise
President's Message - Winter 2026 I was overweight and acne ridden, awkward and uncomfortable, yet...
Getting Strategic About Your Professional Learning
Cook's Corner – Winter 2026: Mallory Cook, Director of Training and Early Educator Engagement...
Meet Our 2024 Award Winners
2024 Award for Teaching Excellence: Chris Coleman Chris Coleman awarded the Maine Award for Teaching Excellence at the 2025 NEA Foundation Gala...
Scenes From MEA’s “Together As One” Winter Conference
Hundreds of MEA members, including educators, support staff, and aspiring teachers, gathered for the MEA’s Together as One Winter Conference. The...
From MEA’s Executive Director – Spring 2025
The Only Constant is Change Once again, the weather is changing, and the days are getting longer. This is incredibly good news for those of us who...
MEA President’s Letter – Spring 2025
"The Power of We" I was heading home, much later than usual. My wife and kids had long been finished with school and were into evening activities –...
Teaching and Learning: Fostering Safe and Affirming Schools for All Students
As anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has skyrocketed across the state and county, so do mental health concerns among LGBTQ+ students and colleagues. You can...
Action Steps to Foster Culturally Responsive Practices
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching? “I define culturally responsive teaching simply as…An educator’s ability to recognize students’ cultural...
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