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IEA president urges Gov. JB Pritzker to reject federal voucher plan

SPRINGFIELD听鈥撎诹鲜悠 President听Karl Goeke joined Illinois Federation of Teachers President Stacy Davis Gates, and many other union presidents and educators across the country,听in a letter听urging Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors to reject a federal voucher plan. Students, parents, and educators are counting on Pritzker and other…

Notice to Remedy bill passes both chambers, heads to governor鈥檚 desk

SPRINGFIELD 鈥 The 黑料视频鈥檚 legislation on Notice to Remedy,鈥疭enate Bill 2914,鈥痶oday passed out of the Illinois鈥疕ouse of Representatives. It passed the Illinois鈥疭enate鈥痠n鈥疉pril,鈥痑nd鈥痓oth chambers passed the bill with veto-proof majorities. It now awaits Gov. JB Pritzker鈥檚 signature to become law.鈥 The following statement is attributable to IEA President Karl…

IEA calls out school management groups鈥 disinformation campaign, attempt to keep false accusations in educators鈥 permanent records

SPRINGFIELD听鈥撎齌he听黑料视频听(IEA)听is working to pass Senate Bill 2914 this session, a bill that would put an end to a long-time practice of school administrators keeping accusations听that have been proven false听in an educator鈥檚 employment record. IEA seeks safe public schools for every student and every school employee and supports accountability…

Evanston educators opposed to cuts to childcare program

Evanston educators and staff to attend Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65听Board of Education meeting and deliver letter detailing staunch opposition to District 65 administrators鈥 plan to eliminate the School Aged Child Care (SACC) program for students.听

Rockford School District violates law by not adequately staffing Hispanic students鈥 classrooms

ROCKFORD听鈥撎齌his week,听the听Rockford Education Association (REA)听will听file an unfair labor practice (ULP) against the Rockford Public School听(RPS) District 205.听RPS is knowingly ignoring an Illinois law when it comes to class听sizes听for听mostly听Hispanic,听bilingual听students. In addition to overcrowding听Hispanic听student classrooms, the district is also failing to fairly compensate听educators听for听additional students. The REA has two听pending听grievances against the district. The…

Unemployment Equity Act Passes House Labor and Commerce Committee

SPRINGFIELD 鈥 HB 4416, the Unemployment Equity Act sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Marcus C. Evans Jr. (D-33), passed the House Labor Committee. This is a critical step forward in ensuring frontline, public education workers are eligible to receive unemployment when school is not in session. 鈥淭he Unemployment Equity Act…

IEA president and IFT executive vice president denounce Governor Pritzker鈥檚 inaction and Comptroller Mendoza鈥檚 support for federal voucher scheme

SPRINGFIELD 鈥撎鼳 joint statement from Illinois Federation of Teachers Executive Vice President Cyndi Oberle-Dahm and 黑料视频 President Karl Goeke on Governor JB Pritzker鈥檚 inaction and Comptroller Susana Mendoza鈥檚 support for a federal private school tax credit scheme: 鈥淎t a moment when public education is under coordinated attack across…

IEA members elect president, vice president and secretary-treasurer

SPRINGFIELD 鈥 黑料视频 (IEA) members elected Karl Goeke president of the state鈥檚 largest union, Gina Harris vice president and Gladys M谩rquez the secretary treasurer on Sat., March 14, at the IEA鈥檚 172nd Representative Assembly in Rosemont.

黑料视频 honors NEA Vice President Princess R. Moss, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez and Glen Ellyn District 41 school board president Bob Bruno

SPRINGFIELD听鈥撎齌oday,听the 黑料视频 (IEA) honored听three individuals for听their unwavering support for public education,听students听and educators. Both the IEA President鈥檚听Award and the IEA Friend of Education听Award are among the association鈥檚 highest honors.听听 The awards were presented during the IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and听setsthe听agenda…

黑料视频 honors educators from around the state鈥

SPRINGFIELD听鈥撎齌he 黑料视频 (IEA) awarded听seven听educators from around the state for their outstanding commitment to their schools, students,听communities听and public education.听This year鈥檚 Reg Weaver Human and Civil Rights Award was posthumously awarded to the late IEA President Al Llorens, who passed away Sept. 25, 2025. The awards were presented during the…

Rockford teachers鈥 new contract values teachers, students and community

ROCKFORD 鈥撎齌he Rockford Education Association (REA) and the Rockford Public听School听District 205 Board of Education (BOE) have听officially reached a deal on a new contract. Both听the REA and BOE听voted to ratify听the听new contract for teachers in the district. 鈥淲e听believe this is absolutely a big step in the right direction.听This contract does what we…

Illinoisans overwhelmingly support a paid student teaching program in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD 鈥撎鼳 bipartisan poll conducted in January shows that 72% of Illinoisans strongly support the idea of paying college students as they complete the mandatory student teaching听portion听of their education. A poll of 1,000 Illinoisans conducted by Normington Petts and Associates and Next Generation Strategies in late January asked: 鈥淎s you…

Several Illinois counties have advisory referendum on the primary ballot that endangers public school funding

SPRINGFIELD 鈥撎鼳bout 10 percent of Illinois voters听will see an advisory referendum on their primary听election听ballots听asking them to weigh in on whether they think the state should join a federal school voucher scheme. The Illinois Education听Association (IEA)听urges听Illinoisans听to听vote 鈥淣O鈥澨齩n the question,听which is听misleadingly听worded听to make voters think听no public money听will be听used. As it stands now, 80…

Rockford teachers launch community hotline so parents can voice their concerns about ongoing contract negotiations

ROCKFORD听鈥撎齌oday the听Rockford Education Association (REA)听launched a community hotline so听parent and community members can quickly and easily contact听Rockford Public Schools (RPS) District 205听Superintendent Ehren Jarrett and voice their concerns about the ongoing contract negotiations.听The hotline number is 1.866.806.7794. This comes after听REA launched an email campaign that generated听more than 8,500听emails to听board members…