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Glenview educators announce their picks for school board

Educators recommend Jim Baumstark, James Dolan and Diane Stefani GLENVIEW – The Glenview Education Association (GEA) and Glenview Professional Association (GPA) endorse District 34 parents Jim Baumstark, James Dolan and Diane Stefani for election to the Board of Education of Glenview Public School District No. 34. All three candidates running for the three…
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Glenbard teachers announce their picks for 2021 school board

GLEN ELLYN – After interviewing all candidates for Glenbard Township High School District 87 School Board, the Glenbard Education Association recommends incumbents Judith Weinstock, Mireya Vera, Robert (Bob) Friend and challenger Kermit Eby to continue to expand upon the good work we are doing in Glenbard District 87. Over the last…
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Springfield Education Association Recommends Buffy Lael-Wolf for District 186 School Board

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Education Association (SEA) has recommended Buffy Lael-Wolf for Springfield Public School District 186 board member in subdistrict 5. Lael-Wolf is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of pediatric experience, working as a Nurse Informaticist at HSHS St. John’s Hospital. She collaborates with disparate teams, translating…

Illinois Education Association honors educators from around the state

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s largest educator organization, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), today honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The awards were presented during the virtual IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and…
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Illinois Education Association honors Rep. Norine Hammond and Sen. Robert Martwick

SPRINGFIELD – Today the Illinois Education Association (IEA) honored Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) and Sen. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) with the IEA’s Friend of Education award for their commitment to public education. The following statement is attributable to IEA President Kathi Griffin:  “The IEA is honoring two Illinois lawmakers this year…
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Glen Ellyn Teachers Recommend Candidates for District 41 School Board Elections

GLEN ELLYN – The Glen Ellyn Education Association (GEEA) announced its support for four candidates in the April 6 election. The GEEA recommends Robert Bruno, Jason Loebach, Chris Martelli and Tayyaba Syed for District 41 School Board. The following statement is attributable to co-Presidents Tracy Guerrieri and Dina Sbarra: “We…
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Bourbonnais elementary teachers declare strike, start picket lines

BOURBONNAIS – Tonight, the Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) declared a strike after no deal was reached with School District 53. BEA Members will be on the picket line Thursday at 8 a.m. The following statement is attributable to BEA President Lauren Lundmark: “We did everything we could to prevent this…
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Elk Grove teachers announce recommended candidates for District 59 school board

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – District 59 Education Association (DEA) today announced recommendations for the upcoming Elk Grove Township Community Consolidated School District 59 Board of Education election. Ahead of the April 6 municipal elections, DEA recommended four candidates for the four open seats: Daisy Espino, Joseph Sagerer, Roberto Mancilla Jr.…
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Bourbonnais teachers urge board of education to take the deal, say “Yes to Less”

BOURBONNAIS – The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) is urging the Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 Board of Education (BOE) to take the current two-year contract offer proposed by the BEA bargaining team. Financial comparisons show the BEA’s two-year deal will actually cost almost $27,000 less than the first two years of…
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Illinois Education Association Statement on Governor Pritzker’s 2021 Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD – The following statement is attributable to Illinois Education Association President Kathi Griffin: “We appreciate that the governor is willing to look at a variety of ways to continue the state’s funding obligations by closing tax loopholes rather than increasing taxes on all struggling families and we urge state…
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Bourbonnais teachers, community members to rally as potential strike date looms

BOURBONNAIS – The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) will be hosting a rally today at 4:30 p.m. The BEA can legally go on strike as soon as this Fri., Feb. 19. Tonight, following the rally, the BEA has its last negotiation session with the Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 Board of Education…
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College of DuPage Faculty Association Recommends Board of Trustee Candidates

GLEN ELLYN – Today the College of DuPage Faculty Association (CODFA) announced its support for College of DuPage (COD) Board of Trustee (BOT) candidates Don Potoczny, Flo Appel, and Nick Howard. The following statement is attributable to CODFA President David Goldberg: “We truly believe Don Potoczny, Flo Appel, and Nick Howard…