Outreach to Teach
Scores of volunteers descended on Prairie Central School District in June to help give various buildings a fresh new look. Members of the IEA Student Program and IEA-Retired paired up with others to work on a gymnasium, hallway, cafeteria and stage area.
Stronger United
Anti-union organizations like the Illinois Policy Institute are trying to silence our collective voice. The voice we use to advocate for our students, our schools and ourselves. We won’t let them.
Privacy Policy
Updated: Jan 01, 2024 Illinois Education Association (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://ieanea.org website and the My IEA mobile application (the “Service”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated…
$40,000 minimum teacher salary bill passes House
SPRINGFIELD – The $40,000 minimum teacher salary bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday evening on a 79-31 vote. House Bill 2018, sponsored by Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Collinsville, modifies the current school code which sets the minimum salary for teachers in Illinois at $10,000 a year for those with…
Kaneland Education Association responds to special Board of Education meeting regarding district surplus
SUGAR GROVE – Hundreds of Kaneland Education Association (KEA) members and community supporters wore red and packed a special Kaneland Community School District 302 board meeting on Tuesday night. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the district’s $2.7 million budget surplus. The following statement is attributable to KEA chief negotiator…
Murphysboro teachers public posting after contract negotiations stall, take initial step toward strike
MURPHYSBORO – The Murphysboro Education Association (MEA) submitted the organization’s last contractual offer to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) for public posting. Once the IELRB posts the last offer from MEA and the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 Board of Education (BOE) on the IELRB website, MEA…
North Shore Education Association to rally before last scheduled mediation session
HIGHLAND PARK – This afternoon, the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) will hold a community rally in support of a fair contract. NSEA members, District 112 families and members of the community will rally prior to NSEA’s last schedule mediation session with District 112 Thursday evening. “Our students deserve the benefit…
Murphysboro teachers declare strike
MURPHYSBORO– This evening the Murphysboro Education Association (MEA) declared a strike, which means teachers will not report to school starting Thurs., Oct. 3. The strike was declared shortly after tonight’s failed negotiation session with the Murphysboro School District 186 Board of Education (BOE). “This is so unfortunate. Our hearts are…
With strike date looming, hundreds of teachers, community members and parents will wear #redfored, rally for a fair contract
ADDISON – The Addison Teachers’ Association (ATA) will be rallying with community members for a fair contract this evening. The rally comes two days before a possible strike. ATA filed its intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) and could legally go on strike as early…
Episode 25: Ed Leaders Network
Listen on: iTunes | Google Play | Soundcloud In this episode we discuss a new professional development collaboration that we have with the Illinois Principals Association called Ed Leaders Network. Helpful links: Selfcare for Educators workshop Jan 25 Bloomington flier Ed Leaders Network Transcript Episode 25 – Transcript
IEA to represent Wood Dale teacher denied birth leave before Illinois Supreme Court
SPRINGFIELD – On Wed., Jan. 22, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Margaret Dynak vs. Board of Education Wood Dale School District 7. In June 2016, Westview Elementary School teacher and Illinois Education Association (IEA) member Dynak was told she could not use her birth leave to…
Wood Dale teacher sues school district after she has baby via surrogate and is denied birth leave
WOOD DALE – Staci Rafferty vs. Board of Education Wood Dale School District 7 will be heard in DuPage County Circuit Court on Fri., March 13. Rafferty is a special education teacher at Wood Dale Junior High School and an Illinois Education Association (IEA) member. In March 2019, the Wood Dale Board of Education denied…
Bloomington-Normal educators create searchable, remote learning resource webpage for parents, community members
BLOOMINGTON – The Unit Five Education Association (UFEA) launched a new website to help parents and other community members easily access remote learning resources for students. All Illinois schools remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We miss our students. We miss being in school with them. We know this…
Unions and Management Organizations Release Guidance for Teacher Evaluations
Joint Statement from the Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, and the Illinois Principals Association on Guidance to Illinois Schools Districts on Managing Teacher Evaluation SPRINGFIELD – Illinois school districts will be working through the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the foreseeable future.…
Greenville community comes together, sets up free childcare for educators during COVID-19
GREENVILLE – The Greenville Education Association (GEA) worked with Greenville First Christian Church and Greenville University to set up the Education Connection, which provides childcare for educators who work in Bond County Unit 2 School District. “If we didn’t do something, we’d have several teachers and other support staff who…
Avoca teachers hold rally for a fair contract, issue warning about programming cuts
WILMETTE – Tonight teachers and other supporters plan to gather at a safe social distance just before the Avoca School District 37 Board of Education (BOE) meeting to push for the best contract for students, educators and the community. “We fear that positions will be cut and program offerings will be…
2019-2020 SCORE Projects – Round 1
Community PartnershipsChester Education Association will sponsor an electronic waste recycling drive in cooperation with the city of Chester and Randolph County. A SCORE grant funded a similar event in 2018 resulting in the collection of more than 18,600 pounds of e-waste. Morris Elementary Education Association supported the purchase of a…
Dunlap teachers will call on Board of Education to responsibly spend taxpayer money, will virtually pack board meeting
PEORIA – Tonight, the Dunlap Education Association (DEA) will call for the Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 Board of Education (BOE) to responsibly spend taxpayer dollars instead of cutting millions from the budget, which could mean cutting 60 teachers from the district. “The district has the money to close…
Rockford Education Association will call on Board of Education to allow educators the choice to work from home
ROCKFORD – Tonight, the Rockford Education Association (REA) will call for the Rockford Public School District No. 205 Board of Education (BOE) to allow educators to choose whether they want to teach from their classrooms or from their homes. “The district finally did the reasonable thing and granted an adaptive…
IEA President Kathi Griffin congratulates State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch on election as Speaker of the Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD – The following statement can be attributed to IEA President Kathi Griffin: “The Illinois Education Association would like to congratulate one of the top public education advocates in the Illinois General Assembly, and the 2018 recipient of the IEA Friend of Education Award, on his election as Speaker of…