Apply for AFT Convention Funding
Apply for AFT Convention Funding: July 16-19, 2026, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Policymaking, elections.
Member Portal
Log in to Education Minnesota to access bargaining resources, member benefits, and more.
Lost your password?Use your MEA Online account to access professional development and continuing education courses.
Please note: Your MEA Online account is not the same as your Education Minnesota account.
Apply for AFT Convention Funding: July 16-19, 2026, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Policymaking, elections.
October’s MEA conference offers workshops for education support professionals. Options include:
The MEA conference includes an exhibit hall with vendors sharing information, freebies, and discounts. Open 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. on the ballroom level at Saint Paul RiverCentre.
Annual MEA conference returns this October Now featuring even more relicensure classes! Education Minnesota’s annual MEA conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 17 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. This event, which is the union’s largest professional development conference, will feature dozens of workshops and exhibitors.
I’ve never met an educator who wanted to simultaneously welcome back students in September and start working toward a November election, but that’s where we are in dozens of Minnesota school districts. Voters in about 30 school districts will elect school board members this fall. Together, these districts educate more than 217,000 students—one in four…
Jim Olson
Duluth Federation of Teachers #692
Melissa Buckley
Osseo 1212
Stacey Vanderport
MVEA 7180

