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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
Teachers pad digital skills, helping earn recertification
IEA sees teachers get credit for online techniques they’ve had to adapt
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School shooter drills draw flak
New report warns of traumatic effect on students, urges additional research and team approach
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Ted CoxSchool Active-Shooter Drills, Active-Shooter Drills, IEA, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Columbine, NIU, NIU Shooting, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, Parkland, Kathi Griffin, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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
School funding remains top education issue, says poll
IEA President Kathi Griffin says Pritzker fair tax is long-term solution
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Ted CoxPDK Poll, Education Funding, Education, Education Week, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, J.B. Pritzker, Ronald Reagan, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax
Better training could reduce teacher shortage
Economic Policy Institute finds teachers need to learn from other teachers
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Ted CoxIllinois Teacher Shortage, Teacher Shortage, Economic Policy Institute, IEA, Teacher Training, Emma Garcia, Elaine Weiss, Andy Manar, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Public Education
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
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
Invest in teachers, education, says state poll
Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around
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Ted CoxKathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale
Teacher shortage 'is real, large, and growing'
State Sen. Manar moves package including hike in minimum salary to $40K
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Manar renews push for $40k teacher minimum salary
Senate committee advances bill after veto last year by Gov. Rauner
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IPI working to bust teacher unions
The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, affiliated with Gov. Rauner, is urging teachers to abandon their unions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, IPI, Janus, IEA, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Richard Uihlein, Erika Wozniak, Education, Unions
Teachers rip Rauner for vetoing minimum salary
Gov. Rauner vetoed a bill that would have hiked the Illinois minimum teacher salary to $40,000
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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
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
Janus unleashes coordinated attack on unions
Rauner's new state website on changing union membership crosses line as 'strikingly partisan'
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Betsy DeVos, Illinois Policy Institute, Mackinac Center, Anders Lindall, Bridget Shanahan, AFSCME Council 31, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Unions, Fair Share, Janus, Janus v. AFSCME, Mark Janus
Supreme Court spikes union fees in Janus ruling
Illinois Education Association calls the case 'an assault on public unions'
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Janus v. AFSCME, Janus, Neil Gorsuch, Merrick Garland, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Supreme Court, Mark Janus, Richard Uihlein
