More than half the jobs created or saved nationally by last year’s federal stimulus funds were in education, according to the New York Times. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) saved 325,000 jobs nationally. The jobs were those of administrators, teachers and support staff with an additional 78,000 jobs in public safety funded through education [...]
Region leaders to ISBE: "Connect the dots"
October 20, 2009 By
IEA regional leaders Cindy Ludden and Monica Freaner have urged the Illinois State Board of Education to support HB 174 at recent ISBE budget hearings in DeKalb and Peoria. “HB 174 is the first step in creating a sustainable budget for the state board of education to fulfill its mission statement and education strategic plan [...]
Fund Higher Ed!
September 28, 2009 By
“Provide adequate resources to all public higher education institutions!” It is one of the five principles of IEA’s INVEST IN EXCELLENCE campaign. With this in mind, leaders of IEA locals at Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses gathered in Okawville earlier this month to urge IEA members across the state to support the campaign to restore [...]
Share the video that tells why fair funding is crucial
September 18, 2009 By
IEA has produced a 4 1/2 minute video that explains what the fight for fair funding is all about! Check it out here: The video features IEA President Ken Swanson welcoming IEA members back to school, talking to them about IEA’s mission and giving members and introduction to the fight for fair funding. A few brief questions [...]
Galesburg and Urbana march for fair funding
September 14, 2009 By
IEA Members marched on Labor Day, 2009 in Galesburg and Champaign-Urbana, carrying signs calling for fair funding for public education. “We had about twenty people for our first time in the Galesburg Labor Day Parade and are hoping to build on it for next year,” said Region 17 Chair Michele Henry. “We handed out a [...]
Rockford members spread the word
September 10, 2009 By
Members of the Rockford Education Association helped spread the word for FAIR FUNDING marching in the Annual Rockford Labor Day Parade. Interacting with onlookers, the members handed out hundreds of leaflets and IEA pencils inscribed with the “Fair Funding for All Public Schools” motto. The Rockford group was one of seven Labor Day events IEA [...]
IEA members celebrate Labor Day
September 4, 2009 By
What's a Lobby Day?
March 27, 2009 By
With all the important legislative issues pending that could affect education and education funding, it’s never been more important to attend Lobby Day on May 6. What is Lobby Day? Glad you asked. Here’s a fast, fun video to explain. Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv), MP3 Audio (.mp3)
Illinois Education Association is an association of more than 130,000 members composed of Illinois elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty and staff, educational support professionals, retired educators and college students preparing to become teachers.