Degrees Not Debt
This campaign is intended to inform student loan borrowers of their rights and options in the repayment process. Many borrowers are unaware of their eligibility for programs that can make their monthly payment affordable and provide loan forgiveness.
Heritage Education Association President Statement on incident at Heritage School
HOMER – The Heritage Education Association President (HEA) Lori Aten issued the following statement: “The Heritage School teacher, who has been vilified in the news media, is an outstanding educator. She’s worked in public education for years and is devoted to the students she serves and her community. Recently, she was…
Illinois Education Association President Kathi Griffin highlights importance of community metrics, safety measures in Gov. JB Pritzker’s press conference on face coverings
SPRINGFIELD – Today, Gov. JB Pritzker held a news conference in Chicago in which he announced a proposal he will introduce to the state legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to give local law enforcement and public health departments more options when trying to enforce mandates on face coverings and…
IEA honored educators from around the state
IEA honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students and to public education at this year’s IEA Representative Assembly. The IEA award recipients were nominated and chosen for their awards by their peers.
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Members of the Greenville Education Association receive SCORE grant
The grant was used to contribute funds to bring the Central Illinois Foodbank mobile food pantry to Greenville for food distribution on Nov. 9. Members of the Greenville Education Association and Greenville ESP Association, along with several district students helped with the mobile food pantry. A total of 54 volunteers unpacked and distributed food…
IEA: Janus decision could have dramatic impact on public education
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.
VIDEO: Voices of WEAC
In 2011, the lives of Wisconsin teachers changed overnight. Wisconsin is not alone. Attacks on collective bargaining rights have taken place in Indiana and Ohio, too, as have attacks on tenure, retirement and other important issues. In Wisconsin, contracts were replaced with highly restrictive policy handbooks. You can make sure…
VIDEO: We are IEA
IEA members do it for the students. Students drive us to do our best. We’ve passed meaningful reform and successfully fought off a variety of attacks, including several on our pensions. We are leaders. We are at the forefront and we need to keep up this good work. We are…
Trauma-informed practices, ACEs and Student Discipline
Resources for Know Me, Know My Name, Paper Tigers, Partnership for Resilience, Resilience, The Movie, and Student Discipline
Thank you! With your help we repealed the 3% and reinstated the 6%
Education in Illinois is in the midst of a crisis. We are in the middle of a teacher shortage – which means our students are more likely to have a substitute, be in bigger classes and get less one-on-one time with their teachers.
Bourbonnais teachers host virtual rally, could strike as early as next week
BOURBONNAIS – The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) will be hosting a virtual picket this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. The picket was originally supposed to be outside but was moved online because of dangerously cold temperatures. “We are so grateful to work in such a wonderful community that continues to support us…
Statements from Triad Education Association president and Edwardsville Education Association vice president after judge grants motion for IEA to intervene in latest DeVore case
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…
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The My IEA app is a free download, available for the iPhone from Apple’s app store and from Google Play for Android users. Click on the App Store for your device or search the App Store from your phone for “My IEA”.
IEA Legislative Update for May 10, 2019
This week, we finally got some good news about pensions. It appears we are not going to be facing a pension holiday proposal at the end of the spring legislative session.
IEA Connect
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