Spring Reflections and the Road Ahead
I walked into my classroom on my first day as a teacher with my green gradebook in my hand. A...
Spring Ahead – Editor’s Note Spring 2026
When I began teaching in Maine in 2012, my starting salary was $32,000. I soon found that this...
Use Your Teacher Voice
When Dana Ricker moved to Maine four years ago, she didn’t imagine screaming into a megaphone,...
Award for Teaching Excellence – Lauren Remington
Meet Lauren Remington, Early Childhood Instructor 2025 Award for Teaching Excellence Winner! When Lauren Remington stepped into her role as the...
“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...
What Is, Maine?
Kara Peruccio, an assistant professor in the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Departments at the University of...
Read Across Maine: A Statewide Celebration of Literacy
This year’s Read Across Maine Challenge brought more than 300 students from classrooms across every county in the state on a journey to rediscover...
Read Across Maine
Thank you to all the students and Maine educators who participated in MEA’s Read Across Maine reading journey! MEA is excited to see how so many...
Join Us at MEA Summer Camp!
Each July, hundreds of MEA members descend on the University of Southern Maine for our annual summer conference—MEA Summer Camp. This FREE event...
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