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Early voting and mail voting are starting — don't miss the Workers' Rights Amendment at the top of your ballot!

Hope it was a great Teacher Appreciation Week!

https://www.mobilize.us/ieanea/event/407983/

Back-to-School Town Hall with Rep. Casten · Illinois Education Association Join Educators for Casten for a back-to-school town hall with Representative Sean Casten. This will be an opportunity to hear directly from him on educational issues facing our nation and our community and also an opportunity for him to hear from US.

https://ieanea.org/resources/support-isbes-rule-change-to-help-all-students-feel-supported/

Support ISBE’s rule change to help ALL students feel supported Support ISBE’s rule change to help ALL students feel supported

On Tuesday, we're going live for Election Day! We'll be joined by some very special guests from NEA Today: NEA President Becky Pringle, NEA Vice President Princess Moss and NEA Secretary-Treasurer Noel Candelaria! We may have a few more surprises up our sleeves too.

Get in on the action and make sure every IEA member makes their voice heard! We're getting out the vote all day long. Join our volunteer shift here: https://www.mobilize.us/ieanea/event/351661/

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Support of Adjunct Faculty Teaching Remotely

IEA Votes for the Fair Tax: Saturday Morning Volunteer Shift · Illinois Education Association Educators across Illinois are supporting the Fair Tax amendment this November. Join us for our weekly Saturday virtual volunteer shift. We will participate in outreach opportunities such as writing letters to the editor, making calls or sending texts. This election season is unlike any other. We are...

NEA has two great upcoming webinars.

For more information please go to www.ieaespcouncil.com

Virtual Town Hall - Reopening America’s Schools and Campuses Safely and Equitably-July 28th

Harnessing Social and Emotional Learning to Support the Well-Being of ESPs During COVID-19-August 20th

http://www.ieaespcouncil.com/?fbclid=IwAR1sksJXYmFJV2NGDAGeOwMc35pJyU3Vov8bIDhwbXq7HRjwu1hRTeTf4uM

IEA ESP Council

https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-ensure-education-professionals-have

Casten Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Education Professionals Have Access to Family and Medical Leave Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral ESP Family Leave Act, legislation which would ensure that the Education Support Professionals (ESPs) who keep our schools running have access to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The...

We Rise Together - NEA Week of Action The undersigned members of the 135,000-strong Illinois Education Association are asking our federal lawmakers to help preserve public education in our country by putting another $175 billion into the Education Stabilization Fund to address COVID-19’s impact on students and educators from PreK thro...

Congratulations Theo Darden from COD!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-cod-faculty-award-naperville-professor-st-0527-20200526-yfxd5j47bzgsfoa5gey5in4jey-story.html

Naperville man wins College of DuPage’s outstanding faculty member of the year award A College of DuPage criminal justice professor who lives in Naperville has been named the school’s outstanding faculty member of the year for the 2019-20.

Educators in the 6th and 14th Congressional Districts of Illinois are invited to hear from Representatives Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood for a one-hour Zoom meeting this Thursday, April 16th at 4:00 pm.

Questions from IEA members will be generated in advance. This is an opportunity to check in with our representatives, discuss our current remote learning situation, learn more regarding the federal response to COVID-19 and process the impact it has on our schools, our educators, and our students.

When you sign up, you will receive an email with instructions on how to join the Zoom meeting.

In the future, we will be using a new tool called "Mobilize" to get the word out about future actions and events. Please keep an eye out for messages from us and help us spread the word about how to get involved.

Zoom Townhall Meeting with Rep. Casten and Underwood Educators in the 6th and 14th Congressional Districts of Illinois are invited to hear from Representatives Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood for a one hour ZOOM meeting. Questions from IEA members have been generated in advance but there will also be an opportunity to share your current remote learni...

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/dr-jill-biden-brings-her-husbands-vision-illinois-educators

Dr. Jill Biden Brings Her Husband's Vision To Illinois Educators Dr. Jill Biden spoke to a large group of Illinois educators on behalf of her husband’s presidential campaign on Friday. She spoke with Illinois Education

CODAA received the IEA Presidents Award last night. Congratulations!!

Explore Adobe Spark's free and simple tools in this upcoming session. Sign up today! https://forms.gle/13bBJVR2Df6tbKCN6

Sign Up For This IEA Member Event Today!

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Tune in this Saturday to 89.9 FM at 1pm!

Sad news from Indian Prairie Education Association.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/courageous-conversation-with-educations-long-shadow-movie-screening-and-discussion/

Courageous Conversation with Educators: Long Shadow Movie Screening and Discussion Join fellow IEA members for a courageous conversation about The Long Shadow. About The Long Shadow: Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. In this powerful documentary, the filmmakers, both privileged daughters of the South, who were haunted by their familie...

Explicit Phonics Instruction: It's Not Just for Students With Dyslexia Teacher Kyle Redford has long advocated that dyslexic children need specialized instruction in how to decode words. But a recent look at reading research called her to question her stance—and now she says all students should learn this way.

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Our Voice in Springfield IEANEA