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Posts tagged Illinois Education Association
IEA joins Climate Jobs Illinois
Illinois Education Association throws weight behind Carbon Free Schools initiative
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Ted CoxIEA, Illinois Education Association, Climate Jobs Illinois, Carbon Free Schools, Kathi Griffin, Nikki Budzinski, Climate Change, Solar Energy, Illinois Solar Energy, J.B. Pritzker, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Sue Rezin
COVID threatens statewide teacher crisis
IEA poll finds almost a quarter of teachers across state are considering retirement in pandemic
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Education Association, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IEA, Mariah Klein, Pamela Kramer, Illinois Department of Public Health, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education
Businesses, schools threatened with fines over masks
Pritzker adds teeth to enforcement, bolsters essential COVID workers
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Department of Public Health, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association, Dan Montgomery, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Sam Toia, Illinois Restaurant Association, Dan Villar, Chicago Federation of Labor, Ann Gillespie, Tim Drea, Illinois AFL-CIO
Teacher unions join to demand COVID safety
IEA, IFT issue joint statement warning, ‘If a return-to-learning plan is not safe, we will act’
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Ted CoxIllinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Kathi Griffin, Dan Montgomery, Lake View High School, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois High School Association, Tammy Duckworth, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, J.B. Pritzker
Teachers pad digital skills, helping earn recertification
IEA sees teachers get credit for online techniques they’ve had to adapt
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Study praises union teacher contracts for improving education
But UIUC-ILEPI report also faults Illinois for poor state funding
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Ted CoxIllinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Jill Gigstad, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, J.B. Pritzker
Paraeducators seek recognition with teachers
Elgin’s Tina Pizzitola decries ‘ignorance of who we are and what we do’
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Ted CoxParaeducators, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Education Association, National Education Association, Tina Pizzitola, Sara Moeller, Elgin U-46 School District, Paulette Rogers Gumbus, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell
Pritzker signs $40K minimum teacher salary
Raise will affect 8,000 positions and help address statewide teacher shortage
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Kathi Griffin, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Andy Manar, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Jen White, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Bentley Stewart, Dan Cox, Katie Stewart, Illinois Property Taxes
Teacher shortage worse and getting worser
New IARSS President Mark Klaisner suggests short-term fixes and long-term solutions
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Ted CoxMark Klaisner, Kathi Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Association of Regionals Superintendents of Schools, IARSS, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teacher Salary, Andy Manar, ISBE, Illinois State Board of Education
Charter commission out, but private-school scholarships retained
Controversial charter commission will no longer overrule local districts
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Charter Schools, Illinois State Charter School Commission, Chicago Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education, Blase Cupich, Illinois Private Schools, Illinois Private School Scholarship Tax Credits, Lori Lightfoot
Pritzker, General Assembly 'get this work done'
Budget, capital bill, sports gambling pass after deadline, joining progressive tax, reproductive rights, legal weed
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Andy Manar, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Sports Gambling, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education Association, Rebuild Illinois, Chicago Casino, Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Working Families
One Illinois is 1
A new guv, a new fair tax, and a new record cold temperature: looking back on our first anniversary
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Income Tax, M.K. Pritzker, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Capital Bill, Harley Clarke Mansion, Great River Tug Fest, IEPA, Sterigenics, Stop Sterigenics, Stop EtO, Lori Lightfoot, Mike Henry, Tyrone Coleman, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Andy Manar, Carlinville High School, Chicago Urban League, Rich Krueger
Chicago dominates top public high schools
Payton College Prep is best in state and in top 10 nationwide, but Rockton’s Hononegah is best outside city and suburbs ranking at 52
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Ted CoxChicago Public Schools, Payton College Prep, Northside College Prep, Lane Tech, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Jones College Prep, Stevenson High School, Proviso Math and Science Academy, Libertyville High School, Hononegah High School, Dunlap High School, Mahomet-Seymour High School, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education
Manar renews push for $40k teacher minimum salary
Senate committee advances bill after veto last year by Gov. Rauner
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Teachers put in the work — outside class
Lorna Stowers holds down three outside jobs to make ends meet when she’s not teaching English at Bond County Community High School in Greenville
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Ted CoxWorking Families, Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Bruce Rauner, Lorna Stowers, Bond County Community High School, Kaskaskia College, Beowulf, Macbeth, Frankenstein, Epic Hero, Epic Poems, Teacher Salaries
Pritzker promises 'fierce urgency' to revive education
State Sen. Manar, IEA President Griffin among leaders of transition committee including school and college administrators
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Andy Manar, Chris Welch, Kathi Griffin, Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Education Association, University of Illinois, Illinois State University, University of Chicago, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Kimberly Lightford, Fred Crespo, Will Davis, Chicago Teachers Union, Raise Your Hand, More Than a Score, Illinois PTA
They don't want to spoil the party
Both Rauner, Madigan attacked by new Proft website backing anti-tax conservatives
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Dan Proft, Liberty Principles, Local Government Information Services, Michael Madigan, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Education Funding, Unions, Chicago Cubs, Ammie Kessem, Illinois Policy Institute, Michael Miner, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Save Your Home Now, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association
Taxes go straight to private schools
Gov. Rauner's 'tax credit scholarship' program allows millions in state revenue to be diverted to Catholic schools and other private institutions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Blase Cupich, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Empower Illinois, School Vouchers, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Education, WBEZ, Linda Lutton
Teacher pensions: The full story
Higher property taxes might actually serve as an education investment and increase home values
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Ted CoxIllinois Policy Institute, IPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Robert Bruno, University of Illinois, Illinois Education Association, Bridget Shanahan, Illinois Pension Crisis, Illinois Public Pensions, Tony McCombie
Teachers flunk limit on raises
IEA says new cap on end-of-career raises was 'buried' in budget legislation, will hurt students
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Jim Reed, Kathi Griffin, Dale Fowler, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Pensions
