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IEA calls for continued cease fire in Gaza

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Al Llorens issued the following statement in response to the conflict in Gaza: “The Illinois Education Association (IEA) supports a permanent truce in Gaza, the release of any hostages and a resolution to the ongoing violence. Both sides have agreed to a four-day truce…

Kewanee teachers and staff secure new contract

The new agreement provides historic wage increases, back pay and addresses the teacher shortage KEWANEE – After more than six months and the help of a federal mediator, the Kewanee Education Association negotiations team and Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 Board of Education have accepted a new contract. “We…

Illinois Education Association statement on Invest in Kids Act sunset

SPRINGFIELD – The following statement is attributable to Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Al Llorens: “It is a new day in Illinois. We are incredibly grateful to our lawmakers for choosing to end the voucher scheme known as Invest in Kids. This program sent millions of taxpayer dollars to private…

Burr Ridge teachers wear red, pack school board meeting

WILLOWBROOK – Dozens of Palisades Education Association (Palisades EA) members, along with parents and other community members, plan to pack tonight’s Community Consolidated School District 180 school board meeting. Palisades EA and District 180 are now in federal mediation and have been bargaining since the beginning of June. The teachers…

Heritage teachers call on school board to create new hallway monitoring positions

HOMER – Heritage Education Association (HEA) President Lori Aten plans to attend tonight’s special school board meeting to call for change to better protect students and staff. Aten plans to ask the school board to add trained hallway monitor staff similar to positions in other school districts. This comes after…

Heritage Education Association President Statement on incident at Heritage School

HOMER – The Heritage Education Association President (HEA) Lori Aten issued the following statement: “The Heritage School teacher, who has been vilified in the news media, is an outstanding educator. She’s worked in public education for years and is devoted to the students she serves and her community. Recently, she was…

Illinois Education Association Statement on New Invest in Kids Act Proposal

SPRINGFIELD – The following statement on the new Invest in Kids Act proposal is attributable to Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Al Llorens: “We believe the new Invest in Kids voucher scheme proposal acknowledges that more white students have been helped by the program than anyone else, even though proponents…

Statement from Fenton Education Association on new contract

BENSENVILLE – The Fenton Education Association (Fenton EA) and the Fenton Community High School (FCHS) District 100 Board of Education (BOE) ratified a new contract. The following is a statement from Fenton EA President Patrick Escobedo:  “The Fenton Education Association is pleased with our new contract. We worked tirelessly over the…

Former president of Illinois Education Association dies, fondly remembered

SPRINGFIELD – Bob Haisman, who served as president of the Illinois Education Association, from 1993 to 1999 and who was an ardent supporter of public education in Illinois, passed away at age 77 on Sat., Sept. 2 at his home. Haisman spent his teaching career at Hinsdale South High School…

Kewanee Superintendent puts out misinformation about bargaining

The following is attributable to Jennifer Vickrey, Kewanee Education Association Spokesperson and 4th grade teacher: “It is offensive and disheartening to see Superintendent Sullens making up falsehoods intended to take money out of the pockets of the hardworking Kewanee teachers and education support staff. The statement put out by Superintendent Sullens…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hundreds of Kewanee teachers and staff to hold informational picket and pack school board meeting to call for administration to make bargaining a priority

WHO: Hundreds of Kewanee Education Association (KEA) members, who are teachers and support staff from Kewanee Community Unit School District 229, along with parents, students and community members plan to hold informational picket outside of the District 229 Board of Education meeting Monday night. Once the meeting is underway, KEA…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty Association votes to ratify new contract

EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIU-E) Faculty Association membership voted overwhelmingly to approve the tentative contract reached during negotiations. The votes were tabulated Monday. The tentative agreement was reached on June 13. The faculty association had been bargaining with the university for more than a year. The…