PERSPECTIVES: The Importance of Shared Governance at the University
By Paul Johnson, Professor, University of Southern Maine and Jacqueline Edmondson, USM President...
Healing and Change in the Aftermath of Tragedy
In the halls and classrooms of schools in Lewiston, Auburn and the surrounding communities where...
Winter Conference Lessons Learned
MEA hosted its annual Winter Conference in early December. Members gathered for a full day of free...
Legal Guidance While Working During the Pandemic
By: Andrew Mason, MEA Legal Counsel As the pandemic continues and educators are faced with new and difficult challenges in our schools and...
#SharingStories
A conversation with the 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year, Kelsey Stoyanova Share your stories with us! Being an educator has never been harder than it...
Expanding Diversity in the School Workforce
Portland Public Schools Lead the Way in Change 49%. That’s the number of students in Portland public schools that identify as people of color. 11%....
Happy Spring or Mud Season!!??
From MEA's Executive Director - Rachelle Johnson Happy Spring or Mud Season!!?? The last time we chatted, I was marking the turn of the calendar...
President’s Letter – Spring 22
I am writing this on an anniversary that I have no intention of ever commemorating, other than with what I’m writing here. I am referring to March...
Union News
1 - Historic Pay Increases MEA and its local unions negotiated some historic pay increases this school year for both preK-12 members and higher...
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