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J. Elle’s visit with students was part of NEA’s Read Across America Sweepstakes PARIS, ILL. – Bestselling New York Times author J. Elle today virtually visited more than 100 students from Paris Cooperative High School, in Illinois, as part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Sweepstakes. Elle, author…

WESTMONT – The Maercker Education Association and Maercker School District 60 Board of Education are pleased to announce a tentative agreement on a new multi-year agreement. With more than 20 years of contract negotiations experience between the District 60 Board and the MEA, the co-presidents of the MEA, Angie Burnett and Sondra LaPointe, are pleased with the…

The complaints will center around disregard for diversity and equity, overreach of authority and a lack of transparency GODFREY – The Lewis and Clark Community College Faculty Association (LCCCFA) filed complaints against the Lewis and Clark Community College Board of Trustees (BOT) with the Higher Learning Commission, Illinois Community College Trustee…

CARTERVILLE – The Poshard Foundation announced Wednesday it will donate $50,000 to Resilient Southern Illinois (RSI), which works to improve academic, health and social outcomes for children in 15 school districts, fostering trauma-responsive schools and effective family, school, health and community partnerships. “So many children in Southern Illinois have experienced…

DOLTON – Members of the Faculty Association of District 205 (FAD205), the union representing Thornton, Thornwood and Thornridge High School educators, were denied the opportunity to speak at the District 205 School Board Meeting this evening. FAD205 President Dwayne Bearden requested to speak, so he could call for changes to help…

Call on faculty, students, community members to sign onto the Stanford Letter CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University Carbondale Faculty Association (SIUCFA) is urging Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) administration to immediately stop its disciplinary investigation into Mingqing Xiao, Ph.D. SIUC began its investigation into Professor Xiao after learning he is facing indictment…

CHICAGO – Members of the United Staff of Columbia College (USCC), the union representing Columbia College staff, voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike. The vote comes after three years of negotiations with Columbia College. USCC has been working without a contract since Aug. 31, 2018. “Clearly, we don’t…

EDWARDSVILLE – Triad Education Association (TEA) President Andrew Frey, Edwardsville Education Association (EEA) Vice President Mollie Rice and Loretta Haggard, an attorney with Schuchat, Cook & Werner, representing the five IEA local unions in Triad and Edwardsville, released the following statements. These statements come after today’s hearing in Madison County…

SPRINGFIELD – Today, the unions representing teachers and support staff in the Edwardsville and Triad school districts filed a motion to intervene in a Madison County lawsuit in an effort to protect the safety of the workplaces and the health and lives of students and employees by keeping the governor’s…

TROY – The following statement is attributable to Triad Education Association (TEA) President Andrew Frey: “Triad Education Association is committed to delivering the best possible education to the students of the Triad School District in the safest environment for the students and staff possible. Ninety percent of teachers in the…