Welcome to The Portage Education Association
Our Mission
To advocate for the profession of educators within the public school setting. We value our students’ learning and understand that it requires patient, dedicated, highly skilled and uniquely trained professionals to best develop and administer curriculum. We work through the collective bargaining process to maintain and improve working conditions and compensation for teachers making this a viable, attractive career path and place to work.
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UPDATE: 3% Case to be heard by Michigan Supreme Court
MEA statement regarding Supreme Court decision to hear Snyder appeal on 3 percent lawsuit June 1, 2017 — The following can be attributed to MEA President Steven Cook in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Gov. Snyder’s appeal in the long-running...
Congratulations to PEA’s Linda Holzwarth! Educator of the Year and $10,000 winner!
West Middle School educator was the well deserving recipient of the award and as a bonus had it presented at WMS by MSU's basketball coach, Tom Izzo!!!! Well deserved Linda! Read the whole story and see the news clip at the link below!...
The DEATH OF PENSIONS!
The Michigan legislature is taking action to kill the MPSERS pension system every public school employee has worked under and is currently working under. They will reduce it to a simple 401k system thus discouraging college students from becoming educators,...
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