IEA Education Scholarship
August 31, 2010The IEA-NEA has established a scholarship program that is open to all children/legal wards of current IEA-NEA members. All children/legal wards of deceased, divorced, or IEA-Retired members are eligible to apply, regardless of child’s... More
IEA has a place for “members only”
August 28, 2010As an IEA member, you now have a new place to go to get information that’s tailored just for you. Starting this week, the IEA website has a “members only” section. If you go to the right side of the IEA homepage,... More
UPDATE: Agreement reached in Mahomet-Seymour
August 19, 2010A tentative agreement has been reached in the contract dispute that kept schools in the Mahomet-Seymour district from opening on Thursday. No details are available yet, but school is expected to be in session on Monday. Read More →
IEA Student Program wins big in the Big Easy
August 1, 2010Illinois’ Student Program was honored with five awards Tuesday at the National Education Association’s Student Program’s Leadership Conference in New Orleans. “In April, we submitted nominations for 10 awards,” said Meredith... More
Five award-winning reasons to check IEA website
July 6, 2010The IEA Communications Department was excited to learn last week that it won five first place awards in the State Education Editors conference in Nashville. State National Education Association affiliates from around the country compete... More
Have you made the call to save 300,000 education jobs?
June 15, 2010We have an education jobs emergency! Across the country, 300,000 educators might receive “pink slips” for the next school year Here in Illinois, it’s estimated as many as 20,000 education employees could be laid off due... More
IEA members receive NEA Foundation grants
June 11, 2010The NEA Foundation has awarded three IEA members $7,000 in grants for an alternative energy project and professional development. Matt Olson and Kristin Trapino of Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School have received a $5,000 Student Achievement... More
Golden Apple names Chicago-area winners
May 20, 2010Golden Apple has announced its recipients of the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching in the Chicago area. Darshan Jain, a geometry and pre-calculus teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and an IEA member,... More
Charleston teacher receives NEA Foundation award
May 6, 2010Five teachers, including one from Illinois, were honored at the National Education Association Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala Friday in Washington, D.C. Tim McCollum, an eighth grade science teacher at Charleston... More
President Swanson: “Why IEA opposes vouchers”
May 6, 2010Response to Chicago Tribune editorial Op-Ed by Ken Swanson, President Illinois Education Association Your May 3 editorial, School vouchers vote: House must put kids first is offensive to public school employees throughout Illinois... More
