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The IEA’s Invest In Excellence initiative needs your assistance. A legislative hearing on school funding, sponsored by the House Education Committee, is scheduled for the evening of October 6 at Lincolnwood City Hall.  We are attempting to locate and communicate with those who are willing to stand out in front of City Hall displaying a large banner “Fair Funding for All Public Schools” for perhaps an hour on the evening of the hearing.  Read more...

Ethics topped the agenda for this week’s legislative activities, along with action to cover some of the holes in the state budget.  more…

Governor Blagojevich's decision to make the final two state aid payments to school districts on time, as promised, is being applauded by the president of the state's largest education employee's union.

A university professor who aced an ethics test has won a legal battle with state officials who wanted him punished for completing the written exam too quickly.