IEA is an association of more than 133,000 members composed of Illinois elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty and staff, educational support professionals, retired educators and college students preparing to become teachers.
IEA and NEA are committed to achieving ethnic-minority delegate representation at the NEA Representative Assembly (NEA RA) that is at least equal to the proportion of identified ethnic-minority populations within the state.
Josh Stumpenhorst is recognized by students and colleagues for his innovation inside and outside the classroom. And, now he's been recognized by the state, as well, as the Illinois State Board of Education has announced he's the 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Thanks to the IEA Student Program, 60 volunteers descended upon Lindop Elementary School in Broadview to spruce up the school, both inside and out, in an Outreach to Teach project.
IEA President Cinda Klickna offers her thanks for the hard work of IEA members and staff in stopping a pension cutting bill in the Illinois House.
IEA members are encouraged to participate in the process used by IPACE, the organization's political action committee, to recommend candidates for the Illinois General Assembly. This brief video explains how the IEA legislative recommendation process works. FOr more information, go to the IEA Website (www.ieanea.org) and click on the "legislative" tab.
The Decatur Education Association was awarded at $15,000 NEA urban grant and used the money to partner with its local Big Brother Big Sister organization to pair teachers and students in the district's most impoverished elementary school. It's hard to tell who is getting the biggest rewards -- the teachers or the students.
IEA Director of Government Relations Jim Reed says IEA members should contact their legislators between now and November 8th and urge them to oppose SB 512 and any other unconstitutional pension legislation.
Jim Reed, IEA Director of Government Relations, provides an update on the legislative session scheduled to run October 25-27 and November 8-10. Reed reports that, while there are no pension-cutting proposals currently poised to move to a vote in the House or Senate, IEA members should remain attentive and be prepared to act quickly if called upon. Members are urged to check the IEA website (www.ieanea.org) regularly: 1) Click on the “My Profile” button and make sure IEA has the email address o...
An analysis of Senate Bill 512, the pension bill developed last spring by the Chicago-based Civic Committee, shows it should have cost taxpayers an additional $34 billion dollars for state pensions. IEA lobbyist Will Lovett explains what the analysts found and why the legislature should reject any attempts to ram through pension reform bills, especially those supported by the Civic Committee and the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Cinda Klickna, IEA president, and Jim Reed, director of government relations, discuss the upcoming veto session, where things currently stand on the pension issue and something they'd like members to do.