Don’t throw away your MEAP test instruction book just yet
Posted on 05/12/14 at 1:25pm
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has asked for a one-year extension on its No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver from the federal government so it can meet some of the act’s components. 
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Sponsor a hole to support the MEA Scholarship Fund
Posted on 05/12/14 at 1:27pm
Even if you don’t play golf, you can help build the MEA Scholarship Fund by sponsoring a hole at the 14th Annual MEA Scholarship Fund Golf Outing  at Forest Akers West Golf Course in Lansing on June 16, 2014.
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21 trends to watch for their impact on education
Posted on 05/12/14 at 1:30pm
What’s driving the changes in education? What are the trends we should be watching?
“Twenty-One Trends for the 21st Century: Out of the Trenches and into the Future” may have the answers. Written by futurist Gary Marx, the book also provides real strategies to develop the leaders needed to manage these trends.
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MEA and Ed Trust call for more training and resources for teachers
Posted on 05/05/14 at 12:43pm
MEA President Steve Cook and Amber Arellano, Education Trust-Midwest Executive Director, agree on what Michigan students need—teachers are the key to student success and they need resources and training to be most effective. That’s just one of the issues the two organizations support; the other issues are outlined in a Bridge magazine guest commentary, “Teachers need more training and resources to teach to higher standards.”
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Kidsnotceos.com has data for higher ed funding losses
Posted on 05/05/14 at 12:44pm
Since Gov. Snyder took office, higher education has had to deal with a loss of $623,235,000 in funding. In addition to employees feeling the hit of wage and benefit cuts, students at Michigan’s colleges and universities are also being impacted with hikes to their tuition. According to the House Fiscal Agency, approximately 60 percent of the tuition increases students have experienced are due to legislative-directed budget cuts. 
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LPA gives local leaders needed support, training so locals and members thrive
Posted on 05/05/14 at 12:46pm
Strong, active local associations all seem to have one thing in common—well-trained presidents who have the resources, training and time necessary to do the jobs for which there were elected. 
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