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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…

The demand to bargain comes after the university announces potential program cuts and layoffs EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Education Association issued a demand to bargain to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIU-E) administration after the university announced potential cuts to academic programs and layoffs due to a structural budget…

BROADVIEW – The Lindop Teachers’ Association (LTA) is recommending Mayor Katrina Thompson for re-election. Mayor Thompson has demonstrated a passion for the future of our schools, students and the Lindop School District 92 community. The LTA conducted a thorough endorsement process. Both mayoral candidates were sent a questionnaire, with a…

The District 47 administration is facing an unfair labor practice and an arbitration after illegally hiring an outside firm to recruit temporary teachers. CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake School District 47 (D47) Board of Education recently approved the reduction and elimination of staffing positions for the 2025-26 school year.…

EAST ALTON – The East Alton Education Association (EAEA) proudly announces its recommendation of five exceptional candidates for the East Alton School District 13 Board of Education for the April 1 election. These candidates have demonstrated a passion for the future of our schools, students, and community. The EAEA’s recommendations…

SPRINGFIELD – Today Gov. JB Pritzker gave his annual budget address at the Capitol in Springfield. The following statement can be attributed to Al Llorens, president of the Illinois Education Association: “In a time when Illinois is facing a budget shortfall and much uncertainty about funding from the federal government,…

RIEA and RIESPA are hosting a public forum for all Rock Island-Milan School District school board candidates. The community is invited to come and listen as candidates answer questions about their vision for District 41 students and the community. There will be a meet and greet with the candidates directly…

Art Room NORRIDGE, IL – Pennoyer School District 79 will host a ribbon cutting ceremony this evening to celebrate a new addition to the school as well as the tireless efforts of educators and the Pennoyer community members who made the critical upgrades possible. After four failed building bond referendum…

Burlington – The Central Education Association (CEA) is recommending Andy Dogan, Scott Mrkvicka, Ryan Wasson and Micheline Welch in the upcoming Central Community Unit School District 301 school board election. CEA represents more than 325 members, including early childhood through high school teachers and other licensed staff who support the…

Springfield – This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is ending a well-established federal policy that regulated how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could operate in and around schools and churches. Previously, schools were classified as “sensitive locations,” which meant ICE agents were generally prohibited…

Tinley Park – The Kirby Education Association (KEA) and the Kirby Para-Educator Association (KPEA) are recommending Carol DeMichael, Lucy Shalash, Aileen Mullee and Thomas Martelli in the upcoming Kirby School District 140 school board election. KEA represents 331 members, including preschool through eighth grade teachers, media directors, school counselors, social…

For 40 years, educators have been fighting to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws that have deprived educators of earned Social Security benefits. That advocacy work has now paid off. This law denied more than 2.7 million of American public sector employees their hard-earned…

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison toured schools in Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59) on Tuesday. Morrison made the visit at the request of the District 59 Education Association (DEA). He met with students, staff and visited two schools. “We think it’s important for all of our…