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Reality Check: Who Is to Blame For School Deficits?
MEA blames Legislature, facts say otherwise
… budget deficits aligns nicely with the narrative the MEA would like to push on the public, but unfortunately … Murray, Grand Rapids Press Editor Paul Keep and the MEA’s Doug Pratt didn’t respond to emails seeking comment. … Never Ends' - Will schools ever have enough money?
MEA Executive Salaries 'Not Based on Merit'
Coverage … more
$23K School Employee Upset that MEA President’s Pension Spiked by $200K Union Salary
MEA president Steve Cook is considered a 'school employee' for Lansing Schools – where he doesn't work
… Allen was stunned to learn that MEA President Steve Cook, a man … meeting ended, I called the MEA office in tears, asking for … Allen said.
Allen said the MEA promised her it would resolve … March 2013, Allen informed the MEA in January 2014 that she wanted … requires Allen to keep paying the MEA until June 2018.
Her only option … more
Commentary: Leaving Michigan Education Association To Form Local Union A Good Choice
Roscommon teachers leave MEA, saves tens of thousands of dollars, cuts dues in half and starts scholarship fund
… decades to decertify from the MEA and recertify as a local union … "local-only" union, away from the MEA/NEA, allowed Roscommon teachers … (grievance advice) functions of the MEA. Our union negotiates our contract … did we do this? Because the MEA is a bureaucratic behemoth with … law, but nowhere near what the MEA will lose in the various locals … more
Who Watches the Union’s Fake News Watchers?
'Where is the evidence?' A very good question for teachers union
… evidence?”
For example, the MEA has long claimed that school … schools. That data shows the MEA claims to be “blatantly misleading information.”
Other false MEA assertions would take more digging. … districts when examining specific MEA claims. The process can take … misleading” claims made by the MEA.
For example, CapCon previously … more
$107,400-A-Year Teacher Says Teachers Must Work Second Job To Support Families
Union says she drives for Uber on weekends
… Parkinson, who drives for Uber and Shipt on the weekends, according to the MEA.
ForTheRecord says: Parkinson made $107,402 in the 2016-17 school year, according to the state of Michigan.
The MEA story featured four other teachers who also complained that the state does … more
Senate Leader Supports Right to Work For Teachers
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Richardville said any plans to implement right-to-teach was not about taking on the MEA.
“I don’t think taking on any union has anything to do with what our agenda … vilify and right now it is teachers and teachers’ unions,” Johnson said.
MEA spokesman Doug Pratt didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.
Paul Kersey, director … more
'Worst Fears' of MEA Realized as Teachers Leave
Union president's greatest fear was losing 'thousands' of members — another 5K left in August
… wasn’t bad but added that the MEA’s claims of losing only 1 percent …
Fast forward a year. The MEA’s August-only opt out rule was … had to do so in August. The MEA revealed that while only 1,500 … right-to-work law was over, the MEA realized its “biggest fear” … 5,000 members had dropped.
The MEA has 110,000 active members, … more
Sweet Deal: Another Teachers Union President's Pension On Taxpayers' Dime
Fraser Schools agrees to pension spiking arrangement with union official
… difference. Cook was able to substitute his six-figure MEA salary for the much lower public school salary he … not the salary she currently collects from the MEA. Her pension payouts will, though, get a boost from … not to. See Richards' full response here:
The MEA didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.
“It’s … more
MEA, schools preach diversity and inclusion, but treat dissenters with scorn
Are parents bullies, or are they the bullied, on the school board meeting playground?
… and schools.”
Sound familiar? The MEA admits that parents who voice concerns … and have a discussion with them. The MEA could try to come to an understanding … — are targeted, and not only by the MEA.
Media outlets have picked up the … are teaching.
In its newsletter, the MEA talked of “organized right-wing attacks … more
Union Doesn’t Always Support ‘Public Funds Only in Public Schools’
Not when its own officials are collecting those public funds
… Sometimes, it favors using public funds for a private organization — the MEA. When she took over as MEA president, Herbart became the latest in a line of union officials using the … more
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