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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement that he
has dropped his proposal to increase employee contributions for Teachers
Retirement System (TRS) and State University Retirement Systems (SURS)
participants, was applauded by a huge crowd of education employees in Springfield
today.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
A 27-year-old
Collinsville third-year teacher, dedicated to his hometown community, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Education Association. [more]
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The executive director for the Illinois Education Association (IEA), Jo Anderson, has accepted an appointment to join the staff of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan as a senior advisor.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias told the IEA Representative Assembly Friday that he’ll only support combining the state’s pension systems if study shows that it’s the best alternative and none of the officers said they will outright support a proposal by Gov. Pat Quinn to increase income taxes to 4.5 percent from the current 3 percent. [ Photos]
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Illinois Education Association supports President Obama’s plan to strengthen the public education system from preschool through college, helping to strengthen America and its place in the global economy.
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