IEA to represent Wood Dale teacher denied birth leave before Illinois...
SPRINGFIELD – On Wed., Jan. 22, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Margaret Dynak vs. Board of Education Wood Dale School...
Statement from District 228 teachers on tentative agreement
MIDLOTHIAN – The following is a statement from the Bremen High School District 228 Joint Faculty Association (BHSD228-JFA) President Greg Fitch on the tentative agreement reached with the Bremen High...
District 228 teachers set strike date, plan community meetings
MIDLOTHIAN– The Bremen High School District 228 Joint Faculty Association (BHSD228-JFA) set a strike date for Mon., Jan. 27. At this time, there are...
Ball-Chatham education support professionals will rally, pack the school board meeting...
CHATHAM – Members of the Ball-Chatham Education Support Professional Association (BCESPA) and supporters plan to speak ahead of tonight’s Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District...
Op-Ed: Illinois Education Association President responds to ProPublica Illinois and the...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) today released the following op-ed from IEA President Kathi Griffin: "A Nov. 19 article published by ProPublica Illinois...
High school student detained by ICE, local educator starts fundraiser
CRYSTAL LAKE – Illinois Education Association member Sara Huser started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the fight to free her student from...
IEA calls for end to seclusion rooms, workgroup to study solutions...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) said Wednesday the practice of using seclusion rooms – where students are placed alone in a room...
District 228 teachers publicly post offer after contract negotiations stall, take...
MIDLOTHIAN – The members of Bremen High School District 228 Joint Faculty Association (BHSD228-JFA) submitted the organization’s last contractual offer to the Illinois Educational...
Illinois Education Association wins Emmy for IEA Teacher Stories
CHICAGO – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) last weekend won an Emmy at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Awards. The IEA won for...
Education Support Staff will pack board meeting, encourage school board to...
ONEIDA – Members of the ROWVA Support Education Association (RSEA) will pack tonight’s Community Unit School District 208 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. An...
IEA passes legislation to combat paraprofessional shortage in Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) worked to pass legislation that will give people additional avenues to become licensed paraprofessionals in Illinois. Both...
IEA helps pass legislation to reaffirm workplace rights for employees
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) worked alongside several unions to pass Senate Bill 1784 (SB 1784) to help protect the privacy of...
Statement from IEA President Kathi Griffin regarding court ruling in fair...
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) released the following statement regarding the Seventh Circuit Court’s decision in the Mooney vs. IEA case. In light...
MEDIA ADVISORY: District 228 educators, community, IEA members to rally for...
Wear blue and stand in support of BHS-D228-JFA bargaining team ahead of mediation session.
New teacher contract agreement means big wins for Mendota elementary students,...
MENDOTA – Tonight, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) elementary and middle school teachers officially got a new contract. The MEA voted to ratify the...
Decatur support personnel support DFTA walkout
DECATUR – The following quote can be attributed to Decatur Educational Support Personnel Association President Dawn Clark: “The Decatur Educational Support Personnel Association wants the...
Decatur Education Association stands with teaching assistants
DECATUR – The following quote can be attributed to Decatur Education Association (DEA) President Chrissy Petitt: “The Decatur Education Association stands united with the Decatur...
Mendota Education Association and Board of Education reach tentative agreement, strike...
MENDOTA – The following statement is attributable to MEA Co-Vice Presidents Brandon Scheppers and Rachel Sabin and Board President Sean Pappas: “The Mendota Elementary School...
Mendota teachers file unfair labor practices after district threatens teachers, tries...
MENDOTA – On Tuesday, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) filed two unfair labor practices (ULP) with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) against Mendota...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Statewide #RedforEd day in support of Mendota, Addison and...
Wear red and share pictures on social media using the hashtags #MendotaMatters #ATA4Kids #StandWithCTU #IFTStrong
