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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…

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…

SPRINGFIELD 鈥� Reginald 鈥淩eg鈥� Weaver died Tuesday at age 86. Weaver was a lifelong educator and organizer who served as president of the 黑料视频 from 1981 to 1987 and led the battle to ensure collective bargaining rights for Illinois educators. Weaver, who also spent 30 years as a…

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…

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…

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…

ALEDO 鈥� The unions that represent more than 140 employees is urging the community鈥檚 attendance at a special board of education meeting tomorrow night, March 3, in Aledo at 6:30 p.m. Mercer County School District 404 is recommending approximately 24 employees be听laid off for the 2026-27 school year. The following…

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…

SPRINGFIELD 鈥� The 黑料视频 (IEA) released its eighth annual IEA State of Education report today, Mon., Feb. 23. It鈥檚 the only bipartisan poll monitoring Illinoisans鈥� views on all aspects of public schools. The findings were shared during a news conference at 10:30 a.m. today on Zoom. The poll…

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…

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…

CHICAGO鈥�鈥� City Colleges of Chicago adjunct faculty plan to pack the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting Thursday afternoon to call for a fair contract. City Colleges of Chicago Labor Organizing Committee (CCCLOC) represents a bargaining unit of听more than听700 adjunct professors, part-time librarians and vocational lecturers at…

GENOA 鈥� The Genoa-Kingston Education Association (GKEA) is calling on the Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 (CUSD 424) Board of Education (BOE) and Administration to put more safety measures in place and to be transparent about an upcoming assembly. This event is part of the nationwide History Rocks! tour…

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…

ROCKFORD 鈥� The Rockford Education Association (REA) voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. On Saturday, REA held an all-member meeting and conducted the vote. The vote gives the REA bargaining team the authority to call a strike.听 鈥淲e have done everything we can to try to avoid this vote, but…

RIVER FOREST听鈥斕齌he听River Forest听Education Association (RFEA) is听taking steps to prepare for a strike after the听River Forest School District 90听administration signaled an unwillingness to bargain any further on the teachers鈥� contract. District 90听initiated听what鈥檚听known as the public posting process with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, which means the听District听90 administration will send the…

Teachers听will ask听the board to听commit to improving听morale听 ALTON听鈥撎鼳lton听teachers听plan to attend tonight鈥檚 Alton听Community听School District听11听Board听of Education (BOE)听meeting听after several听actions by the board and administration that disrespect and devalue educators, including one board member openly referring to teachers as 鈥減eons.鈥澨齌he Alton Education Association (AEA) President Sara Carter plans to speak at tonight鈥檚 meeting. 鈥淭he current…

ROCKFORD 鈥撎齊ockford teachers and community members will rally outside tonight鈥檚 Rockford Public School (RPS) District 205 Board of Education (BOE) meeting and then pack the meeting to demand a fair contract that respects teachers and fully supports students. 鈥淥ur teachers are underpaid, their workloads are increasing and we don鈥檛 have…

Please attribute the following statement to IEA President Karl Goeke: 鈥淭he Trump administration鈥檚 announcement just before the holidays that it will cut Full Service Community Schools funding on Dec. 31 puts 19,000 students across the state at risk. The grant money funds mental health, tutoring, food assistance, extracurricular and after-school…

Western Community Unit School District 12听Supt.听Darin Powell is the former听administrator听of the school district in Missouri听where听he wants to send听Western听students. BARRY听鈥斕齏estern听teachers, parents and community members plan to听attend听tonight鈥檚听Western听Community Unit School District 12听meeting to speak out against a proposed plan听to听outsource students to Missouri Schools. District 12听Supt.听Darin Powell is pushing to听bus听Western听students听out of state听to Missouri听for听classes.听The move…