Lead With Your HEART
Editor's Note Winter 2026-Samantha Burdick, MEA Directors of Communications & Editor The first...
Editor’s Note – Fall 2025
Is there anything better than fall in Maine? Maybe summer—but I digress. As a classroom teacher, I...
Building Power Together: UNION SOLIDARITY Across the University of Maine System
Pictured from left to right: Jesse Hargrove, Neil Greenberg, Michael Grillo, Lisa K. Neuman,...
President’s Letter – Summer 2025 “The Power of We”
In March, I stood with parents, students, school committee members, and educators standing in front of Deering High, Rowe Elementary, and...
Slowing Down This Summer
It’s been a busy and inspiring—if a little rainy—spring here at the Maine Education Association. From national trainings in Washington, D.C. with...
Supporting Educator Mental Health
Maine educators face burnout and mental health challenges; Aspire365 offers free, in-home support services. It’s no secret: teaching and working in...
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...
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).