The Maine Education Association (MEA) is committed to ensuring that professional educators' voices, values, and priorities are heard and respected. It aims to guarantee every Maine student access to an outstanding education by advocating for better pay, benefits, and working conditions for its members, standing up for, supporting, and empowering educators in and outside the classroom, ensuring equity, preventing discrimination and prejudice, and advancing great public schools for all educators and students across the state.
The Instruction and Professional Development Grants offered by the MEA are designed to support members of the local association by providing professional and educational leadership in schools and communities. These grants aim to align with MEA policy and support at least one of the association's goals, which include enhancing the quality of education in public schools, equalizing educational opportunities for students in public education, supporting the professional development of members, and encouraging participation in local association activities.