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IEA ‘In the News’- Fenton teachers announce their recommended candidates for school board, plan to continue to canvas communityBENSONVILLE – The Fenton Education Association (FEA) recommends John Radzinski, Thalia Anguiano, Joe Minard and Xavier Pete for the Fenton High School District 100 School Board. FEA members plan to meet on both Sat., March 27, and Sat., April 3, at 10 a.m. at Target (401 W. Irving Park Rd., Wood Dale). Educators will go […]
- Dundee Township educators announce their recommended candidates for school boardALGONQUIN – Local Education Association District 300 (LEAD 300), District 300 Education Support Association (DESA) and District 300 Educational Services Personnel Association (DESPA) recommend Christine Birkett, Emmanuel Thomas and Dr. David Scarpino for Community Unit School District 300 School Board. The candidates were chosen after an extensive vetting process. The following is a joint statement from […]
- Bremen educators announce their picks for school boardBREMEN – The following statement is attributable to the Bremen District 228 Joint Faculty Association (JFA) President Stephen Hogan: “Through exhaustive dialogue and research, the Bremen High School District 228 (BHSD228) Joint Faculty Association proudly endorses the following three candidates in the upcoming BHSD228 Board of Education election: Marcus Douglas, Mary List and Deborah Stearns. The […]
- Glenview educators announce their picks for school boardEducators recommend Jim Baumstark, James Dolan and Diane Stefani GLENVIEW – The Glenview Education Association (GEA) and Glenview Professional Association (GPA) endorse District 34 parents Jim Baumstark, James Dolan and Diane Stefani for election to the Board of Education of Glenview Public School District No. 34. All three candidates running for the three Glenview Board of Education positions […]
- Illinois Education Association releases third annual, bipartisan State of Education reportPoll shows impacts of COVID-19 on public schools and also highlights concerns around teacher shortage SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) today released its third annual State of Education report, the only bipartisan poll asking Illinoisans about all aspects of public schools. There is a teacher shortage and the results show that Illinoisans believe […]
- Glenbard teachers announce their picks for school boardGLEN ELLYN – After interviewing all candidates for Glenbard Township High School District 87 School Board, the Glenbard Education Association recommends incumbents Judith Weinstock, Mireya Vera, Robert (Bob) Friend and challenger Kermit Eby to continue to expand upon the good work we are doing in Glenbard District 87. Over the last decade, Glenbard has worked to […]
- Springfield Education Association Recommends Buffy Lael-Wolf for District 186 School BoardSPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Education Association (SEA) has recommended Buffy Lael-Wolf for Springfield Public School District 186 board member in subdistrict 5. Lael-Wolf is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of pediatric experience, working as a Nurse Informaticist at HSHS St. John’s Hospital. She collaborates with disparate teams, translating each team’s needs for the […]
- Illinois Education Association honors educators from around the stateSPRINGFIELD – The state’s largest educator organization, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), today honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The awards were presented during the virtual IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and helps the state’s largest union […]
- Illinois Education Association honors Rep. Norine Hammond and Sen. Robert MartwickSPRINGFIELD – Today the Illinois Education Association (IEA) honored Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) and Sen. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) with the IEA’s Friend of Education award for their commitment to public education. The following statement is attributable to IEA President Kathi Griffin: “The IEA is honoring two Illinois lawmakers this year for their support of public […]
- IEA partners with IFT on COVIDTracker to cover entire state of Illinois with crowdsourcing tool for cases, safety concernsSPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Education Association (IEA) announced IEACOVIDTracker.org, an online tool where educators in more than 950 IEA locals can now report outbreaks, safety issues, check for outbreaks reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health and share stories of what it’s like to be an educator during a pandemic. The IEACOVIDTRACKER.org is another in […]
- Glen Ellyn Teachers Recommend Candidates for District 41 School Board ElectionsGLEN ELLYN – The Glen Ellyn Education Association (GEEA) announced its support for four candidates in the April 6 election. The GEEA recommends Robert Bruno, Jason Loebach, Chris Martelli and Tayyaba Syed for District 41 School Board. The following statement is attributable to co-Presidents Tracy Guerrieri and Dina Sbarra: “We believe Robert Bruno, Jason Loebach, […]
- Evanston teachers and support staff recommend candidates for District 65 school board electionEVANSTON– Five District 65 unions are jointly recommending four candidates for the April 6 election. The District 65 unions recommend incumbents Elisabeth Lindsey-Ryan, Joseph Halipern and Soo La Kim, and candidate Wang Su for the April 6 election. The following statement is attributable to District Educators’ Council President Meg Krulee, District 65 Educational Secretarial and […]
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School teachers recommend candidates for District 125 school board electionsLINCOLNSHIRE– The Adlai E. Stevenson High School Education Association (AESHSEA) announced its support for three candidates in the April 6 election. The AESHSEA recommends Steve Frost, Fei Shang and Gary Gorson for the District 125 School Board election. The following statement is attributable to AESHSEA President Jason Carlson: “We believe Steve Frost, Fei Shang and […]
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Bourbonnais teachers will rally tonightBourbonnais Education Association (BEA) members are leading a community rally this evening.
- Fenton teachers announce their recommended candidates for school board, plan to continue to canvas community