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High school student detained by ICE, local educator starts fundraiser
CRYSTAL LAKE – Illinois Education Association member Sara Huser started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the fight to free her student from...
IEA calls for end to seclusion rooms, workgroup to study solutions that value safety,...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) said Wednesday the practice of using seclusion rooms – where students are placed alone in a room...
District 228 teachers publicly post offer after contract negotiations stall, take initial step toward...
MIDLOTHIAN – The members of Bremen High School District 228 Joint Faculty Association (BHSD228-JFA) submitted the organization’s last contractual offer to the Illinois Educational...
Illinois Education Association wins Emmy for IEA Teacher Stories
CHICAGO – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) last weekend won an Emmy at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Awards. The IEA won for...
Education Support Staff will pack board meeting, encourage school board to come back to...
ONEIDA – Members of the ROWVA Support Education Association (RSEA) will pack tonight’s Community Unit School District 208 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. An...
IEA passes legislation to combat paraprofessional shortage in Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) worked to pass legislation that will give people additional avenues to become licensed paraprofessionals in Illinois. Both...
IEA helps pass legislation to reaffirm workplace rights for employees
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) worked alongside several unions to pass Senate Bill 1784 (SB 1784) to help protect the privacy of...
Statement from IEA President Kathi Griffin regarding court ruling in fair share fee case
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) released the following statement regarding the Seventh Circuit Court’s decision in the Mooney vs. IEA case. In light...
MEDIA ADVISORY: District 228 educators, community, IEA members to rally for a fair contract
Wear blue and stand in support of BHS-D228-JFA bargaining team ahead of mediation session.
New teacher contract agreement means big wins for Mendota elementary students, public education
MENDOTA – Tonight, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) elementary and middle school teachers officially got a new contract. The MEA voted to ratify the...
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