Illinois Education Association honors educators from around the state
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s largest educator organization, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), today honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The awards were presented during the IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and helps…
Read Across Clinton is Recipient of IEA SCORE Grant
Read Across Clinton is an annual free book giveaway event that received an IEA SCORE grant this past May. Recognizing the importance of summer reading, IEA members Therese Samp and Bethany Coffman, along with community members, held the all-day event at the Clinton Elementary School on May 21. Students grades…
Governor signs bill that supports COVID-19 administrative days and paycheck protection support (HB 1167)
SPRINGFIELD – Today, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 1167 (HB 1167), a negotiated bill, that allows vaccinated teachers and support staff in Illinois schools the ability to take COVID-19 related days off, without penalty, to care for themselves and their children and makes this benefit retroactive to the beginning…
Racial and Social Justice
The world is changing rapidly. We’re approaching a time when there will be no single racial majority in the United States. Are we ready? Can we move beyond our perceived differences that divide us? Can we tackle a system of patterns, conditions and barriers that hinder opportunity based on geography,…
IEA delivers 55,000 signatures, pushes for lawmakers to repeal the 3 before they leave
SPRINGFIELD – Educators from around the state carried file boxes filled with signed petitions to the Illinois State Capitol building today asking lawmakers to repeal the 3 percent threshold on pensionable teacher salaries before they leave Springfield and help preserve the profession.
Illinois Learning Standards
The Illinois Learning Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.
2019-2020 SCORE Projects – Round 2
Below is a list of SCORE grants by category for the 2019-2020 program. You can view the archived list here 2018-2019 | 2017-2018| 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014. Click on the category below to see the local association and project. Community PartnershipsCollinsville Education Association will support Family Reading night, an annual…
Illinois Education Association Region 5 honors area educators for outstanding commitment to their schools, students and communities
EDWARDSVILLE — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 5 honored educators from Albers, Carlinville, Brownstown, Central Community, Triad, Greensville and St. Jacob for their outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The annual IEA Region 5 awards banquet recognizes honorees based on union, school…
Illinois Education Association Region 5 honors educators for outstanding commitment to their schools, students and communities
EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 5 honored educators from Breese, Greenville, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Saint Peter and Troy for their outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The annual IEA Region 5 awards banquet recognizes honorees based on union, school and…
The Opportunity Coalition
We are faculty and staff, school and district administrators, Board of Education members, local community leaders, parents, students and university researchers working together to reduce the impact of the opportunity gaps facing students in our communities. Through our network of allies and supporters we can offer you financial and technical…
IEA partners with IFT on COVIDTracker to cover entire state of Illinois with crowdsourcing tool for cases, safety concerns
SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Education Association (IEA) announced IEACOVIDTracker.org, an online tool where educators in more than 950 IEA locals can now report outbreaks, safety issues, check for outbreaks reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health and share stories of what it’s like to be an educator during…
One-third of Illinois educators considering leaving profession in midst of COVID-19 pandemic
SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the largest education organization in Illinois, announced that a poll of its membership showed one-third are considering leaving the profession, amid an already existing teacher shortage, over concerns of safety and stress. “This should sound the alarm for every person in Illinois…
Educators Rising Illinois
Educators Rising Illinois is the first step to building and growing an educator pipeline. Educators Rising Illinois is an essential element in a district’s Grow Your Own program to recruit and prepare educators & education support professionals. Schools and districts can invest in teachers and support professionals of tomorrow by…
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…
Op-Ed: Illinois Education Association President responds to ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune report on isolated timeout rooms
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 and the Chicago Tribune, outlined the practice of using isolated timeout rooms in Illinois – and in some instances – wrongly using those spaces for…
Illinois Education Association Calls on School Districts, Lawmakers to Take Immediate Action to Address Increased Violence in Schools
In the wake of the Michigan school shooting, IEA pushes for safe schools for all SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Kathi Griffin is calling on school districts that are not adhering to Illinois school safety laws to immediately comply. Griffin made the announcement at a news conference earlier…
Statement from IEA thanking Dixon School Resource Officer Mark Dallas for his heroic efforts
DIXON – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Kathi Griffin today released the following statement regarding the school shooting at Dixon High School: “Our hearts are heavy with the news of another school shooting. The quick, brave actions of Dixon Police Department School Resource Officer Mark Dallas stopped the gunman…
Illinois Education Association honors educators from around the state
ROSEMONT – The state’s largest educator organization, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), today honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The awards were presented during the IEA Representative Assembly (RA) at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont. The RA is the legislative…
Carbondale support staff, community members to rally for a fair contract
CARBONDALE – Today, the Carbondale Educational Support Professional Association (CESPA) and Carbondale community members to rally for a fair contract. The rally comes after CESPA submitted their last contractual offer to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) for public posting. The CESPA offer was posted on Wed., Sept. 11.…
Hundreds of Addison teachers, community members to participate in unity walk for a fair contract
ADDISON – Today, the Addison Teachers’ Association (ATA) and Addison community members will walk in support of students and teachers for a fair contract. The unity walk comes after negotiations stalled with Addison School District 4. “We won’t stop fighting until we get what’s best and fair for our students,…