Tune in to Voices of Michigan Education as we tap the wisdom of new retirees!

Thousands of Michigan teachers and other school employees retired this year–taking with them years of experience and expertise. But before they head off into retirement, several of them stopped by VOME to share their wisdom on what works in the classroom, what they might do differently and what needs to be done to help struggling [...]

Tune in tonight when we discuss the”summer slide” and how to prevent it!

Students can lose up to a third of what they’ve learned over the summer—but there are ways to stop the summer slide and they can be a whole lot of fun. Join us tonight, June 8 from 7-8 p.m. on WJR when we hear great ideas from educators across the state, including Michigan’s newest Teacher [...]

Great show last night! If you missed it, check out the Saturday airings!

What a great group of guests on this month’s “Voices of Michigan Education!”I learned a ton–and found some great ideas to share with other parents and educators. If you missed it, scroll down on the right side of your screen for Saturday’s air times and stations. Hopefully sometime next week we’ll have a podcast up [...]

From struggling readers to an old fashioned bookmobile–tomorrow night’s show has it all!

You won’t want to miss tomorrow night’s “Voices of Michigan Education!” Renowned childrens author Patricia Polacco gives a heartwrenching–and heartwarming–interview about her struggle to learn to overcome dyslexia and learn to read…and the teacher who made it all possible. There won’t be a dry eye in the house! Plus, remember the Electric Company? It might [...]

Sure, we can teach them to read, but how do we get them to LOVE it?

Are the students in your life bibliophibians or bibliophobians? Do they read because they have to or because they love to? February’s “Voices of Michigan Education” tackles all things reading related–from helpful new resources for struggling readers (remember The Electric Company? They’re all new, and they’re on our show) to what to do to keep older readers [...]

Debut show airing again Saturday, Jan. 17

Voices of Michigan Education airs again on January 17th. Check the sidebar for times and News Talk affiliate locations. You can also listen to the podcast here. Voices of Education January 13th Program

Program airs TONIGHT

The first, monthly Voices of Michigan Education show will air tonight at 9 p.m on News Talk 760 WJR. See sidebar, “Voices of Education Show Times”, for other News Talk affiliate airings. Once the MP3s of all the shows are available, they can be found on the blog for download.

Program debuts Tuesday; airs statewide Saturday

The MEA-sponsored monthly radio show called Voices of Michigan Education debuts Tuesday on News Talk 760 WJR. The show will air at 9 p.m. It will air again on Saturday, Jan. 17 on the following stations: From noon to 1 p.m.: 1450 AM WKLA (Ludington); 830 AM WMMI (Mount Pleasant); 1250 AM WNEM (Saginaw); 1110 [...]

MEA sponsors Voices of Michigan Education

Voices of Michigan Education is a new radio program that offers listeners insight into issues and events that are at the forefront of the state’s current educational climate and future. The debut show airs Jan. 13 on News Talk 760 WJR. On Jan. 17, it will be broadcast on affiliates of the Michigan Talk Network. [...]