Orland Park, Palos Hills and Tinley Park District 230 teachers push to start school year with remote learning, will hold car caravan to highlight unanswered questions
ORLAND PARK – Orland Park, Palos Hills and Tinley Park educators plan to take their concerns about the start of the new school year to the public. At 10 a.m. today, teachers from the District 230 Teachers’ Association (TA) plan to caravan in cars, calling for the adoption of remote…
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty holds sit in to stand up for students, push for a fair contract
EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty Association is staging a sit in today in the provost’s office as the association and administration hold bargaining session. The faculty association has been bargaining with the university for more than a year and has been working without a contract since…
How does IEA’s political process work?
It is essential that unions such as IEA are active in politics because every decision impacting our members is a political decision, in that the decision makers are either elected officials or appointees of those officials.
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.
River Forest educator selected as 2019 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
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…
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.
IEA Legislative Update for March 29, 2019
The Illinois General Assembly has been debating countless proposals to address a myriad of issues facing the citizens of the State of Illinois. As is usually the case, the question arises “who is going to pay for it?” So, this year the conversation about revenue has been robust. Here are…
High school student detained by ICE released on bond, will live with her high school counselor
Community plans party to celebrate her release CRYSTAL LAKE – Meydi Guzman Rivas was released from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this morning and will move in with her high school counselor, Sara Huser. Huser is an Illinois Education Association (IEA) member and met Meydi through her work as…
Joint statement from the IEA and the IFT: Unions File Amici Brief in Sangamon County court hearing on face coverings in schools
SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois Education Association (IEA) and the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) filed a joint amicus brief in support of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to compel Hutsonville Community Unit…
Thornridge High School teacher selected IEA’s State Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Hortsman, a French teacher at Thornridge High School in Dolton, has been selected by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) as its 2017 Teacher of the Year. Hortsman was recognized for the honor on Thursday (3/30/17) at the annual Representative Assembly of the IEA. Some 1,200 delegates, guests and state dignitaries…
2018-2019 SCORE Projects
IEA SCORE Projects 2018-2019 Below is a list of SCORE grants by category for the 2018-2019 program. You can view the archived list here 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014. Click on the category below to see the local association and project. Community PartnershipsBreese-Beckemeyer Education Association will assist Breese…
IEA’s public education priorities
IEA Member Colleagues, It is my hope that this message finds you and your loved ones in good health. All of you, education support professional staff who continue to provide lunches for the neediest of students; to the teachers working through the new world of remote learning; to our higher…
Resources for educators regarding DACA and DACA decision
President Donald Trump said Sept. 5 that he is ending DACA, a program that allowed about 800,000 people who entered the United States illegally as children the ability to register and work here. DACA is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals law. Trump is giving the program six months to expire and called…
Illinoisans Do Not Approve of Fighting at School Board Meetings, Support Historically Accurate Curriculum and are Opposed to Book Bans
Data from IEA’s Annual Bipartisan State of Education Poll shows where Illinoisans stand on key education issues SPRINGFIELD — To coincide with the first day of early voting for Illinois school board elections the Illinois Education Association (IEA) is releasing a portion of its bipartisan annual State of Education poll. The…
IEA applauds General Assembly for passing state budget and increasing education funding, cautions against changes made to TRS and SURS
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.
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…
Naperville educators vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike
NAPERVILLE – At the conclusion of online voting, the Naperville Unit Education Association (NUEA) membership voted overwhelmingly in support of an authorization to strike. The vote gives the NUEA bargaining team the authority to call a strike. The NUEA and the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education…
IEA Legislative Update for June 3, 2019
The 2019 legislative session has come to an end. Few, if any, thought it would have ended on such a high note on so many levels. The majority of this update will focus on the IEA legislative priorities. We also think it is important to inform you about the state…