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Get the latest guidelines and handbooks for Treasurer, Membership, or Elections on Monday, August 10th at the West Suburban Office in Naperville. Please RSVP by Monday, August 3rd. Here is a flier with more information. NEA called upon federal policymakers to support a nationwide effort to
make every public school great by embracing a new federal role for K-12
education, strongly focusing on equity and state collaboration. NEA
also called for establishing a goal that every student will have the
opportunity to attend great public schools by 2020. The call comes
after more than 6 years of living with the fundamentally flawed federal
education law, No Child Left Behind. In its new policy paper, Great Public Schools for Every Student
by 2020: Achieving A New Balance in the Federal Role to Transform
America's Public Schools, NEA proposes a "new balance" in the
partnership among federal, state, and local leaders. This
federal-state-local partnership recognizes that schools, districts, and
states are the primary engines of public school transformation. The
pace of transformation - creating great public schools that assure
every student success - can be accelerated by well-designed federal
policies. NEA is making a long-term commitment to supporting school
transformation and calls upon federal policy makers, as well as leaders
at every level of government, to realize the goal. Click here for more details. Save with your IEA Membership Card - The
Access Saver is a group discount program especially for IEA members.
Use your membership card for discounts at more than 100,000 locations,
saving you up to 50 percent on purchases you make every day. Be sure to
check back frequently, as merchants are frequently added to the
program. Here is a listing of savings. Here is the member card website. We are an organization of over 1500 members dedicated to advocating for public education, educators, education support professionals in schools, and the children, parents and communities we serve. Region 40 locals are affiliates of the Illinois Education Association. Our members are part of the 2.7 million members of our parent organization, the National Education Association.
Our local associations serve as recognized bargaining agents for the teachers and the educational support professionals who are members. The Region Office provides for a voice in our parent organizations, and staff assistance to the locals. The UniServ staff is responsible for delivering the resources of the organization to improve member compensation, terms and conditions of employment, rights and benefits and the development of strong local affiliates. Region officers serve as the connection to the democratic operations of the IEA and NEA, with the Region Chair serving on the IEA Board of Directors. All locals can take advantage of the available resources such as training in negotiations, organizational development, exercising employment protections, grievance processing and personal/professional development. All members enjoy legal representation in professional matters. All members can participate in the legislative lobbying activities of the organizations. (Adapted from the Region 10 website)
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