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House could vote this week on EAA school takeover legislation

Posted on 03/19/13 at 1:51pm

The state House may vote this week on House Bill 4369, which would create a statewide "takeover" district called the Education Achievement Authority that would take over local schools, eliminate employees' collective bargaining rights and silence the voices of local citizens.

MEA members are urged to contact their state representative and tell them to oppose the EAA legislation. Click here to find contact information for your legislators.

The EAA would be allowed to take over up to 50 public schools across the state that are deemed by arbitrary and flawed rankings to be in the state's bottom 5 percent. The bill would also allow the EAA to create new charter schools within two miles of a so-called "failing" school.

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MEA members and their families save on auto and home insurance

Posted on 03/19/13 at 2:59pm

MEA and MEA-Retired members can save hundreds of dollars each year on automobile and homeowners’ insurance through MEA Financial Services, a full-service insurance agency that provides policies exclusively for public education employees.

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MEA supports Schor bill closing dangerous loophole in Michigan’s gun law

Posted on 03/14/13 at 1:42pm

The Michigan Education Association endorsed legislation Thursday that would close a dangerous loophole in Michigan’s gun law that allows a concealed weapons license holder to openly carry a gun in gun-free zones such as schools.

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