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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…

WILLOWBROOK – The Palisades Education Association (Palisades EA) and Community Consolidated School District 180 will meet for their first federally mediated bargaining session this afternoon. Dozens of Palisades EA teachers will wear red and rally together ahead of the mediation session. “It’s really disheartening it’s come to this. What we’re…

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…

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…

This comes after a rash of violent incidents at Alton High School. ALTON – The Alton Education Association (AEA) is planning to rally before Friday night’s football game at Alton High School. Dozens of AEA members, parents, students and community members plan to wear red and call for safe schools…

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…

GLEN ELLYN – The College of DuPage Faculty Association (CODFA) voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. On Wednesday, CODFA held an all-day, campus-wide vote and tallied the count in the evening. The vote gives the CODFA bargaining team the authority to call a strike. This afternoon, CODFA members, students, elected…

BENSENVILLE – Dozens of Fenton High School teachers and community members plan to call on the school board to wrap up contract negotiations at the Fenton Community High School (FCHS) District 100 Board meeting this evening. The Fenton Education Association (Fenton EA) has been bargaining a new contract with FCHS…

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Association of Support Staff (CLASS) plans to file an unfair labor practice (ULP) with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) after Community Unit School District 47 administrators violated the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (IELRA) and illegally retained a recruiting firm to hire…

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…

KEWANEE, IL – Dozens of Kewanee teachers and education support staff, like bus drivers, classroom aides and secretaries, will hold an informational picket on the morning of Thurs., Aug. 10, ahead of contract negotiations with a federal mediator. Kewanee Education Association (KEA) members will be wearing red, marching and carrying…

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…

BENSENVILLE – A spokesperson from the Fenton Education Association (Fenton EA) will make a statement at tonight’s Fenton Community High School (FCHS) District 100 Board of Education (BOE) meeting regarding the decision to enter federal mediation in hope of reaching a fair contract. The following statement is attributable to Fenton EA…

BENSENVILLE – Dozens of Fenton High School teachers and community members plan to call on the school board to wrap up contract negotiations at the Fenton Community High School (FCHS) District 100 Board meeting. The Fenton Education Association (Fenton EA) has been bargaining a new contract with FCHS District 100…

EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 5 honored educators from Breese, Greenville, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Saint Peter and Troy 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…

ALGONQUIN – The coalition of educator unions in District 300 are celebrating victory in the April 4 school board elections for pro-public education candidates: Nancy Zettler (incumbent), Stephen “Steve” J. Fiorentino (incumbent), Randi Gauthier and Olutola “Tola” Makinde. The following statement is attributable to Michael Williamson, president of Local Education…

EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty Association is staging a sit in today in the provost’s office as the association and administration hold bargaining session. The faculty association has been bargaining with the university for more than a year and has been working without a contract since…

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) is celebrating a near 90 percent success rate in the April 4 school board elections. The following statement is attributable to IEA President Kathi Griffin: “We are thrilled to see public education win and win big during the April 4 consolidated elections. This…

ALGONQUIN – Community Unit School District 300 School Board Candidate Kristina Konstanty filed a fake police report against an LGBTQ+ District 300 teacher. The false claim was filed after the openly gay, District 300 teacher, Lisa Kopetsky, made comments at a school board meeting supporting LGBTQ+ students and the district’s…

ANNA – Anna Elementary Education Association (AEEA) took a vote of no confidence in the Community Consolidated School District 37 (CCSD 37) Superintendent, Dr. Julie Bullard. AEEA represents 75 teachers, custodians, cooks, aides, nurse, secretaries, and bus drivers, who educate the 568 students in CCSD37. The following is attributable to…