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...

Books For the New Year

ELEMENTARY GRADE LEVEL MIDDLE GRADE LEVEL When Rubin PlaysBy: Gracey Zhang Rubin, an aspiring...

Pandemic Lessons Learned

Pandemic Lessons Learned

Q & A with the Maine County Teachers of the Year From handwashing tips to better grading practices, to ways to support...

Why Work Together?

Our Experience trying a different approach The following perspectives piece outlines a real-life scenario of the benefits of union members working...

Classroom Management

Wireless Doorbell Tired of clapping or raising your hand for attention? Have you tried a wireless doorbell in your class yet? You can use one to...

Quotes & Numbers

“It’s a new day for nurses and patients across Maine,” Cokie Giles, president of the Maine State Nurses Association, said in a statement. “I am...

Who is the MEABT?

Nearly 70,000 individuals rely on the MEA Benefits Trust (MEABT) for their health care coverage. The MEABT is run by and for members. The Trust is...

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).