We would like to invite you to take a moment to thank the members of the Illinois House of Representatives who recently voted “no” on SB 1, the incredibly damaging pension bill that narrowly passed the House on a 62-51 vote. It has not yet … [Read more...]
IEA Director of Government Relations, Jim Reed, explains the status of the two key pension bills awaiting action in the General Assembly. SB 2404, which is supported by IEA and other public employee unions and has passed the Senate, is awaiting a … [Read more...]
The SCORE program is designed to let early career educators spot service projects in their schools or communities and then apply for money to fund those projects. … [Read more...]
IEA's 2013 Lobby Day brought hundreds of people from around the state to Springfield to talk to their legislators about a number of items of great importance to members, including pensions, school funding, a proposed change to the number of special … [Read more...]
July 1–6, 2013 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. The first caucus for Illinois Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly in Atlanta will held at the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2013. … [Read more...]
IEA President Cinda Klickna talks about the importance of passing Senate Bill 2404, the Coalition-Cullerton pension bill. SB 2404 is the constitutional alternative to Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Speaker Madigan. The labor coalition believes SB1 is … [Read more...]
Today is national "Thank a Teacher Day." Thank you for all you do every day to guide students on their paths through life. Your commitment and hard work can often go unappreciated but are so evident in all you do. You make a difference every … [Read more...]
We want an end date, not an end run around the rule!Voice your concerns to the Illinois State Board of Education and request the 2020 sunset clause be reinserted into the Special Education Rule 226.160 - Qualifications of Personnel to Conduct Medical … [Read more...]
The NEA Foundation today named Josh Stumpenhorst, a sixth grade language arts and social science teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, as a 2013 Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellow. Stumpenhorst was one of 36 award-winning … [Read more...]
It's time to rock the classroom. Rock the Vote's Democracy Class is a 45-minute civics education lesson that teaches high school students about the history of voting rights, the power of their participation in our democracy and how the voting … [Read more...]
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