Resources
Invest in Excellence
For three decades, the system for funding public schools in Illinois has made winners of some children and losers of others, all based on where those students live. IEA has taken an official position in favor of changing that system and is committed to executing a plan that will accomplish that goal.
Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention (RtI) is an “every ed” initiative that brings regular and special educators together to meet the common challenge of providing quality education to all students
Highly Qualified
A teacher’s qualifications do not make him or her Highly Qualified with respect to his or her areas of assignment. Download the Highly Qualified work sheet and watch the videos to see if you are Highly Qualified.
Illinois Teacher Certification
Illinois has a comprehensive teacher certification process for new and veteran teachers. You can find information about the latest state and federal requirements for becoming a teacher and for maintaining a certificate to work in Illinois’ public schools.
Center for Educational Innovation
The IEA created the Center For Educational Innovation to assist local associations become a driving force in school transformation.
