Press Releases

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) today released the following statement from IEA President Kathi Griffin on Governor Bruce Rauner signing HB 5771,...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) today encourages the Illinois General Assembly to consider SB 3622, a bill introduced by State Sen Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) that will revert the end-of-career retirement benefit for educators in the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) and State Universities System (SURS) from three percent back to six percent. 

SCHILLER PARK – The NEA Foundation announced that Louise Stompor, a fourth/fifth grade reading specialist and National Board Certified Teacher at Washington School in Schiller Park, Illinois, is one of 46 public school educators who will receive the prestigious California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala next February in Washington, D.C.

Elgin – District U-46 Educational Assistants (DUEA), an Illinois Education Association local comprised of 600 para-educators, tonight is asking the school board to approve additional funds requested by the district for all DUEA members. Hundreds of DUEA members plan to attend the U-46 board meeting and to hold an informational picket beforehand.

SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a 5-4 decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case that was bankrolled by corporate interest groups that wanted to rig the economic system further in their favor and make it even harder for working people to stand united.

RIVER FOREST – The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, today named Lindsay Johnson, a teacher at Roosevelt School in River Forest, as a 2019 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow. As a fellow, Johnson will spend a year in a peer learning network, building global competency skills.

ULLIN – The Shawnee College Education Association (SCEA) is calling for a swift, transparent and comprehensive review of Shawnee Community College (SCC) President Dr. Peggy Bradford. The SCEA will hold a rally to preserve SCC’s future and call for the Board of Trustees to take action.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association supports the additional funding provided in the newly passed state budget for both higher education and K-12 education, however the organization has serious concerns about the changes made to TRS and SURS.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Kathi Griffin today released the following statement regarding the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of SB 2892. This bill will raise the minimum salary for teachers in Illinois to $40,000 a year and will be phased in over a four-year period.

CARBONDALE – The Illinois Education Association donated 18 computers to I CAN READ! of Southern Illinois. The computers will be instrumental in helping the kindergarten through fifth grade students in the program access books online and also with writing and research.

DIXON – Exactly one week after the shooting at Dixon High School, the Dixon Education Association (DEA) will host a community screening of Paper Tigers on Wednesday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. The documentary is part of the Illinois Education Association’s (IEA) trauma-informed work. 

O’FALLON – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Board of Directors (BOD) unanimously voted Saturday to pass a resolution calling for O’Fallon School District 90 Board member Steve Springer to resign. The IEA stands in solidarity with the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), which is also calling for Springer’s resignation.

DIXON – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Kathi Griffin today released the following statement regarding the school shooting at Dixon High School: “Our hearts...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) is the first union to recommend Democrat Sean Casten for the 6th Congressional seat. Today’s announcement comes...

New school board oath one step closer to becoming law SPRINGFIELD – The school board oath bill (HB 4768) unanimously passed out of the Senate...

SPRINGFIELD – On Monday, the House and Human Services committee will hold a hearing on Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 4 (SJRCA 4), also...

ROCKFORD– Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Executive Director Ralph Martire will be in Rockford on Wednesday, April 25 to discuss funding the evidenced-based...

ROSEMONT – A central Illinois school superintendent who was the only school administrator in Illinois to sign on to support unions in the Janus...

ROSEMONT – A trio of pediatricians who have worked with the Illinois Education Association (IEA) to raise awareness about the impact of toxic stress...

ROSEMONT - One of the top public education advocates in the Illinois General Assembly is the recipient of the 2018 Friend of Education Award...