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ALEDO — Mercer County educators, parents and community members are planning to pack Wednesday night’s Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education (BOE) meeting to call for a fair contract. Mercer County currently offers the lowest salary potential for teachers in the region. The Mercer County Education Association (MCEA)…

EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 45 honored educators from Collinsville and Edwardsville for their outstanding commitment to their schools, universities, students and communities. The IEA Region 45 award recipients were nominated and chosen for the awards by their peers. “These educators stand out for not only the…

MOUNDS, IL — Meridian teachers and staff are calling on the Meridian Community Unit School District 101 (CUSD 101) Board of Education to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair contract that supports the long-term success of students, staff and the Mounds community. Illinois and the nation are…

EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 5 honored educators from Litchfield, Mount Olive, Troy and St. Jacob for their outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The annual IEA Region 5 awards banquet recognizes honorees based on union, school and community activities.…

SPARLAND – Midland teachers and staff are considering leaving the district at an alarming rate, with 85% of teachers saying they’ve looked for other jobs because their salaries are too low, they face a lack of respect in the workplace and are dealing with an ever increasing workload. This data…

EAST ALTON, IL – The Illinois Attorney General’s office (AG) determined further action is warranted regarding an Open Meetings Act violation filed by the East Alton Education Association (EAEA) against the East Alton School District 13 Board of Education (BOE). The EAEA filed the violation after East Alton School District…

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Education Association (SCEA) today filed a complaint against attorney Larry Bettag for knowingly engaging in unethical and dishonest conduct related to the St. Charles Community Unit District 303 school board elections. The complaint was filed with the Attorney Registration and Discipline Commission (ARDC) of…

DOLTON, IL – This week, the Dolton Education Association (DEA) and Illinois Education Association (IEA) proudly completed a community service project for School District 148 (D148), celebrating the power of collaboration among educators, students and community leaders. Through the support of an IEA School and Community Outreach by Educators (SCORE)…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) will release its seventh annual IEA State of Education report today, Wed., March 26. It’s the only bipartisan poll monitoring Illinoisans’ views on all aspects of public schools. The findings will be shared during a news conference at 10 a.m. today on Zoom. The…

EAST ALTON, IL – The East Alton Education Association (EAEA) filed an Open Meetings Act violation with the Illinois Attorney General’s office after incumbent Connie Bailey sent text messages related to her campaign during closed session of the East Alton School District 13 (D13) Board of Education (BOE) meeting. “School…

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Education Association (EEA) is planning to speak out against the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (D7) regarding the administration’s recent plan to eliminate 5% of the teaching positions within the district. Hundreds of community members, teachers, staff and students are expected to wear red and…

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Education Association President Al Llorens released the following statement reacting to Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education: “Gutting the U.S. Department of Education means gutting some of the most important programs our public schools provide to the most vulnerable students and that doesn’t…

GLENVIEW – The Glenview Education Association (GEA) and Glenview Professional Association (GPA) are recommending Jessica Pritzker and Eva Giglio for the Glenview School District 34 (D34) school board election on April 1. These candidates were selected after an extensive vetting process which included research and in-person candidate interviews. After the…

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) awarded seven educators from around the state for their outstanding commitment to their schools, students, communities and public education. The awards were presented during the IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and helps the state’s largest…

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Education Association President Al Llorens released the following statement reacting to Donald Trump’s gutting of the U.S. Department of Education: “The U.S. Department of Education (USED) was founded to help realize the promise of a quality public school for every student no matter where they live, the…

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Elementary Teachers Association (CLETA) and the Crystal Lake Association of Support Staff (CLASS) have joined together as a coalition to recommend candidates for the Crystal Lake District 47 school board election on April 1. CLETA and CLASS are recommending the following candidates: Andrew Buckler…

The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are organizing a National Walk-In Day on March 19. The purpose of the day is to provide support for the programs and protections in place in our communities. Walk-ins are collective actions that can be used to show the power…

EVANSTON – The District Educators’ Council (DEC), District 65 Educational Secretarial and Clerical Association (DESC), Evanston Association of Child Care Professionals (EACCP), Evanston Custodial Maintenance Association (ECMA) and the Evanston Teacher Assistants Association (ETAA) have joined together as a coalition to recommend candidates for the Evanston-Skokie School District 65 (D65)…

Hundreds of educators, students and school administrators to attend Educators Rising conference NORMAL, IL – On March 6, more than 500 high school students, teachers and education professionals from across the state will gather in Bloomington for the fifth annual Educators Rising state conference. This program aims to strengthen the…

CHARLES, IL – The St. Charles Education Association (SCEA), St. Charles Educational Support Professionals (SCESP) and St. Charles Transportation and Maintenance (SCT&M) are addressing misleading flyers circulating in the community that misrepresent the recommendations of St. Charles School District 303 educators in the upcoming school board election. The flyer in…