We would like to invite you to take a moment to thank the members of the Illinois House of Representatives who recently voted “no” on SB 1, the incredibly damaging pension bill that narrowly passed the House on a 62-51 vote. It has not yet … [Read more...]
The SCORE program is designed to let early career educators spot service projects in their schools or communities and then apply for money to fund those projects. … [Read more...]
IEA's 2013 Lobby Day brought hundreds of people from around the state to Springfield to talk to their legislators about a number of items of great importance to members, including pensions, school funding, a proposed change to the number of special … [Read more...]
IEA President Cinda Klickna talks about the importance of passing Senate Bill 2404, the Coalition-Cullerton pension bill. SB 2404 is the constitutional alternative to Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Speaker Madigan. The labor coalition believes SB1 is … [Read more...]
The Illinois Senate passed Sen. Pres. John Cullerton's SB2404 today with a vote of 40-16. The bill was proposed as a result of days of negotiations between Cullerton and representatives of the We Are One Illinois coalition. Here is a roll call … [Read more...]
Today is national "Thank a Teacher Day." Thank you for all you do every day to guide students on their paths through life. Your commitment and hard work can often go unappreciated but are so evident in all you do. You make a difference every … [Read more...]
The NEA Foundation today named Josh Stumpenhorst, a sixth grade language arts and social science teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, as a 2013 Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellow. Stumpenhorst was one of 36 award-winning … [Read more...]
It's time to rock the classroom. Rock the Vote's Democracy Class is a 45-minute civics education lesson that teaches high school students about the history of voting rights, the power of their participation in our democracy and how the voting … [Read more...]
A bill that would have created a special lottery game to divert lottery money to fund a school voucher scheme was killed on the Illinois House floor Tuesday on a 13-92-3 vote. HB 310, Amendment 1, sponsored by Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago), would … [Read more...]
(Joint news release March 13, 2013) The Dixon Public Schools Board of Education and Dixon Education Association are pleased to announce that at 1:40 a.m., Wednesday morning, the parties reached agreement on a four-year contract. Both students … [Read more...]
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