What My Students Learned About Academic Freedom—and What it Means for All of Us

By Julianne Siegfriedt, PhD., Assistant Professor in Sociology and Women & Gender Studies, University of Southern Maine. All views are expressed...

What I Love About School Magazine Cover Contest

MEA is pleased to showcase student artwork from our 9th annual Maine Educator Art Cover Contest. This year’s submissions highlighted what students...

My Hero Works at School Essay Contest

This year, MEA received dozens of submissions for the annual My Hero Works in School essay contest. Each year, it is a highlight for us to read...
We Need Your Voice

We Need Your Voice

MEA Executive Director's Letter - Winter 2026 Happy New Year! Another trip around the sun...

Breaking Through the Noise

Breaking Through the Noise

President's Message - Winter 2026 I was overweight and acne ridden, awkward and uncomfortable, yet...

Meet Our 2024 Award Winners 

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...

The Maine Educator is the nationally recognized award-winning official quarterly publication mailed to the households of approximately 23,000 Maine Education Association members. The Maine Educator is published four times a year (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer).