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IEA ‘In the News’- Bourbonnais teachers take initial steps toward strike after contract negotiations stallBOURBONNAIS – The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) submitted the organization’s last contractual offer to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) for public posting. Once the IELRB posts the last offer from BEA and the Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 (BESD 53) Board of Education (BOE) on the IELRB website, BEA can choose to go on […]
- IEA President Kathi Griffin congratulates State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch on election as Speaker of the Illinois HouseSPRINGFIELD – The following statement can be attributed to IEA President Kathi Griffin: “The Illinois Education Association would like to congratulate one of the top public education advocates in the Illinois General Assembly, and the 2018 recipient of the IEA Friend of Education Award, on his election as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. […]
- Elgin teachers, community plan to rally in support of safe schools, call for stronger return to learn planELGIN – Tonight, teachers and other supporters plan to gather at a safe social distance before the School District U46 Board of Education (BOE) meeting to push for a more robust return to learn plan that ensures safe schools for all. “We are calling for our safety plan to be strengthened, specifically by creating a […]
- IEA issues statement denouncing riot in Washington, D.C.SPRINGFIELD – The following statement is attributable to IEA President Kathi Griffin: “As educators, we are tasked with the aftermath of what happened yesterday in Washington, D.C. – a day that brought out the darkest side of America. In our country, we hold tightly to our freedom. As we should, it is the bedrock of […]
- Education Unions Call on the Illinois State Board of Education to Postpone Standardized TestingILLINOIS – In a joint letter with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Illinois Principals Association, and the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) is calling on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to postpone standardized testing via a U.S. Department of Education Every Student […]
- Education unions call for lawmakers to make schools safe for allSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) and the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) are calling on the state legislature to address the issues outlined below that would make Illinois schools safe for all. School district failure to implement and enforce the IDPH guidance and requirements for schools puts the health of our teachers, students, […]
- Rockford Education Association will call on Board of Education to allow educators the choice to work from homeROCKFORD – Tonight, the Rockford Education Association (REA) will call for the Rockford Public School District No. 205 Board of Education (BOE) to allow educators to choose whether they want to teach from their classrooms or from their homes. “The district finally did the reasonable thing and granted an adaptive pause to in-person learning due […]
- Dunlap teachers will call on Board of Education to responsibly spend taxpayer money, will virtually pack board meetingPEORIA – Tonight, the Dunlap Education Association (DEA) will call for the Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 Board of Education (BOE) to responsibly spend taxpayer dollars instead of cutting millions from the budget, which could mean cutting 60 teachers from the district. “The district has the money to close the $5 million deficit without […]
- One-third of Illinois educators considering leaving profession in midst of COVID-19 pandemicSPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the largest education organization in Illinois, announced that a poll of its membership showed one-third are considering leaving the profession, amid an already existing teacher shortage, over concerns of safety and stress. “This should sound the alarm for every person in Illinois who values our children and […]
- Glendale Heights teachers call for immediate shift to remote learningGLENDALE HEIGHTS – Tonight, the Marquardt Education Association (MEA) will call for an immediate switch to remote learning at the Marquardt School District 15 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. “We are calling for an immediate switch to remote learning, and we are asking for a clear, transparent plan that uses metrics and data to drive […]
- Lake Forest teachers warn of liability concerns after school board votes to defy health department’s remote-learning recommendationLAKE FOREST – The Lake Forest Education Association (LFEA) sent a letter to the Lake Forest School District 115 Board of Education warning about the financial dangers of keeping schools open after the Lake County Health Department recommended moving to remote learning because of a growing COVID-19 positivity rate. At tonight’s school board meeting, the […]
- Lake Forest teachers will confront school board ahead of expected vote on remote learningLAKE FOREST – Tonight, the Lake Forest Education Association (LFEA) will continue its call for an immediate switch to remote learning at the Lake Forest School District 115 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. The board is expected to vote tonight on whether, or not, to take what it is calling an “adaptive pause” to learning. […]
- Lake Forest Board of Education accused of violating Open Meetings ActDuring the meeting in question, the board voted to keep Lake Forest High School open for in-person learning despite rapidly rising COVID-19 positivity rates. LAKE FOREST – The Lake Forest High School teachers strongly believe the Lake Forest School District 115 Board of Education (BOE) violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA). The Lake Forest Education […]
- With growing COVID-19 positivity rates, Addison teachers will hold car rally to push for immediate switch to remote learningADDISON – Tonight, the Addison Teachers Association (ATA) will call for an immediate switch to remote learning for students and staff. The ATA plans to make the statement at tonight’s Addison School District 4 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. Ahead of the meeting, teachers will hold a car rally and call for safe learning conditions. […]
- Bourbonnais teachers take initial steps toward strike after contract negotiations stall