insider for March 10, 2010
March 11, 2010Race to the Top, RtI, budget cuts, pending pension legislation, school testing, IEA Lobby Day. Are you overwhelmed yet? Rest assured – IEA is keeping tabs on the issues, programs and legislation important to you. Stay informed with... More
insider for March 2, 2010
March 5, 2010A teacher and member of the Education Association of Fox Lake IEA/NEA, is our latest winner of a $100 VISA gift card. Congratulations to Joseph Fernandez! Enter to win a VISA gift card: Send us an e-mail with VISA in the subject... More
insider for Feb. 24, 2010
February 25, 2010Katie B., a teacher with the Charleston Education Association is the second winner of a $100 VISA gift card. You can enter to win a VISA gift card by sending us an e-mail with VISA in the subject line. Readers of the insider have a... More
insider for Feb. 9, 2010
February 10, 2010Greetings! If this is the first you’ve seen the IEA insider, Welcome! You can click here if you wish to unsubscribe, but keep in mind that insider subscribers are eligible for FREE STUFF! Send an e-mail to iealistens@ieanea.org... More
insider for Jan. 26, 2010
January 27, 2010With just one week to go until the primary election, the IEA-recommended candidates for governor are leading their respective races by thin margins; Comptroller Dan Hynes has inched in front of Gov. Pat Quinn in the race for the Democratic... More
insider for Jan. 19, 2010
January 22, 2010It’s hard to ignore the upcoming primary election with TV and radio ads, snail mail and e-mail flyers and robo-calls bombarding us at nearly every turn. While all those messages may seem noisy, we can’t ignore them. Those... More
insider for Jan. 12, 2010
January 15, 2010Illinoisans go to the polls on Feb. 2 and there are plenty of urgent issues that the people who survive the primary election will be campaigning on in the General Election. School funding, pensions, a budget deficit of nearly $13 billion... More
insider — December 16, 2009
December 16, 2009By now, I’m sure you have all heard about the Race to the Top. We know it could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to Illinois schools. We are continuing to assess the pros and cons of the RttT funding and will post findings as... More
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December 2, 2009Dec. 17 is the deadline to submit electronic photos of your favorite holiday attire. We know our members are the most festive. Show us your holiday spirit! The winner will be chosen by a student panel of judges and will receive a $25... More
