Mississippi Association of Educators

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Mississippi's Advocate for Education, Making public schools great for every child.

Reasons to Join MAE

I Believe! That's Why I Belong!

It's a legitimate question, and one lots of prospective Association members ask.

What do you get?

You get ownership in an organization whose sole purpose for existence is the creation of great public schools for every child.

Your membership means you accept the responsibility of speaking up - and speaking out -- for public education.

Association membership isn't something you buy. It's not a service or a product. It's more than that.

Association membership is joining tens of thousands of your fellow school employees in your state, and 3.2 million worldwide, in the belief that:

School employees deserve:

A Professional salary.
Job Security
A sound retirement system.

Students deserve:

Smaller classes.
Safe and modern schools.
Access to effective books, materials, and technology.

Communities deserve:

Schools that meet their children's needs.
Schools with stable and predictable funding.
Schools in their community that are as good as schools in any community.

Sure, your Association has programs and services, some of the best in the nation. But if that's all you think Association membership is, you're not seeing the entire picture.

Public schools in this state -- and in this nation -- have never been given anything. Whether it's protecting tenure, improving salaries, reducing class sizes, or increasing school funding, at the heart of those battles has always been Association members, standing together, shoulder-to-shoulder, to fight for what's right for public schools.

We're All In This Together!