New from IEA Reporter
IEA Reporter in your Inbox!
Not an IEA Member? That’s OK. You Can Still Sign Up to Get the Latest News About and For IEA Members Delivered to Your Inbox.
Professional Development
Visit the IEA Center for Teaching & Learning
Current Members
Find your membership resources and stay up to date with all things IEA.
Enhance your Career
Become an IEA member today!
Take Action
Educators make a difference, see how you can help.
Member Benefits
Learn about IEA
We believe public education is a true public good that transforms lives and creates a more just and inclusive society making it an indispensable cornerstone of our American democratic republic. Together, we defend the teaching profession and believe public education is strengthened when educators are respected for their contributions to our state and its families.
The best argument for public education in Idaho is the good, simple truth of what happens in our members’ classrooms each and every day.
Layne McInelly,
IEA President and Public School Educator
It’s official. “Union buddies” are a documented phenomenon within the IEA. 👭 💞
Key Characteristics:
1. Attends every local union meeting together.
2. Roadtrips to Delegate Assembly and Summer Institute in the same car.
3. Finish each other’s sentences.
4. Some even suspect they share the same brain.
5. They are a crucial component of what makes the Idaho Education Association work.
And they’re super fun.
We caught up with three of IEA’s most recognizable pairs at the 2025 Delegate Assembly in Boise last month. So slip on your friendship bracelets and settle in, because these dynamic duos have a lot of love to share.
Read our official “Union Buddies” report in IEA Reporter: 🤓 idahoea.org/news.
#idahoea #idahoeducators #idedu
It’s official. “Union buddies” are a documented phenomenon within the IEA. 👭 💞
Key Characteristics:
1. Attends every local union meeting together.
2. Roadtrips to Delegate Assembly and Summer Institute in the same car.
3. Finish each other’s sentences.
4. Some even suspect they share the same brain.
5. They are a crucial component of what makes the Idaho Education Association work.
And they’re super fun.
We caught up with three of IEA’s most recognizable pairs at the 2025 Delegate Assembly in Boise last month. So slip on your friendship bracelets and settle in, because these dynamic duos have a lot of love to share.
Read our official “Union Buddies” report in IEA Reporter: 🤓 idahoea.org/news.
#idahoea #idahoeducators #idedu
The first of May — a day commemorating the struggles and gains of the labor movement and workers’ rights — is upon us. Since 1892, nearly as long as Idaho has been a state, Idaho Education Association members have stood in solidarity to fight for public education and the dignity and rights of Idaho’s students and educators.
This May Day, IEA members’ commitment to their 133-year legacy is stronger than ever, but their struggle is unquestionably more urgent. They are sending out a mayday signal to all Idahoans who value public education.
That distress call comes with a date: May 20, when at least 27 Idaho school districts will hold bond and levy elections to protect critical funding for their students, staff, and communities. At least $223 million is on the ballot. And in many cases, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
###
Read President McInelly`s May Day statement in full on IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/3YSUp2D (clickable link is in our bio)
#MayDay #IdahoEA #IDVotes #IdahoVotes
The first of May — a day commemorating the struggles and gains of the labor movement and workers’ rights — is upon us. Since 1892, nearly as long as Idaho has been a state, Idaho Education Association members have stood in solidarity to fight for public education and the dignity and rights of Idaho’s students and educators.
This May Day, IEA members’ commitment to their 133-year legacy is stronger than ever, but their struggle is unquestionably more urgent. They are sending out a mayday signal to all Idahoans who value public education.
That distress call comes with a date: May 20, when at least 27 Idaho school districts will hold bond and levy elections to protect critical funding for their students, staff, and communities. At least $223 million is on the ballot. And in many cases, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
###
Read President McInelly`s May Day statement in full on IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/3YSUp2D (clickable link is in our bio)
#MayDay #IdahoEA #IDVotes #IdahoVotes
Learn about recent passage of a $50 million program that uses tax dollars to fund private school tuition at Save Our Schools Idaho town halls.
Treasure Valley town halls are happening this week! RSVP at the link in our bio.
#IdahoEA #IDLeg #IDPol #MeridianID #EagleID #KunaID #IdahoVouchers
Learn about recent passage of a $50 million program that uses tax dollars to fund private school tuition at Save Our Schools Idaho town halls.
Treasure Valley town halls are happening this week! RSVP at the link in our bio.
#IdahoEA #IDLeg #IDPol #MeridianID #EagleID #KunaID #IdahoVouchers
In all, legislators introduced 890 pieces of legislation this year. For context, in 2022, the Legislature introduced 784.
Many of the bills, such as those tackling prayer in schools, are cut-and-paste legislation from out-of-state think tanks.
"The voices of everyday Idahoans are drowned out by out-of-state big interests. And now, with IEA’s May Matters campaign, the union must work to restore common sense to the Statehouse.” -Matt Compton
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
#IdahoEA #IDLeg #IDPol #IdahoLegislature #IdahoED
In all, legislators introduced 890 pieces of legislation this year. For context, in 2022, the Legislature introduced 784.
Many of the bills, such as those tackling prayer in schools, are cut-and-paste legislation from out-of-state think tanks.
"The voices of everyday Idahoans are drowned out by out-of-state big interests. And now, with IEA’s May Matters campaign, the union must work to restore common sense to the Statehouse.” -Matt Compton
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
#IdahoEA #IDLeg #IDPol #IdahoLegislature #IdahoED
They applied for a spot.
They attended the regional mini-DAs.
They traveled.
They caucused.
First-time delegates to the Idaho Education Association’s largest governing body, Delegate Assembly, put in hours of work before they stepped foot in the Boise Centre last weekend.
🌟 First-Timers Share What IEA Delegate Assembly Means to Them — a new story in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4cp9NcE (clickable link is in our bio)
#IdahoEA #IdahoEdu #IdahoEd #IdahoEducators
They applied for a spot.
They attended the regional mini-DAs.
They traveled.
They caucused.
First-time delegates to the Idaho Education Association’s largest governing body, Delegate Assembly, put in hours of work before they stepped foot in the Boise Centre last weekend.
🌟 First-Timers Share What IEA Delegate Assembly Means to Them — a new story in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4cp9NcE (clickable link is in our bio)
#IdahoEA #IdahoEdu #IdahoEd #IdahoEducators
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY RAISES $25,431 FOR IEA CHILDREN’S FUND 💗
The event’s annual two-day silent auction raised $11,028 and delegates offered up $14,403 in cash donations to the fund — bringing DA’s total contribution to the Children’s Fund to $25,431.
What else did members accomplish during DA? Read our new story in IEA Reporter at the link in our bio.
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY RAISES $25,431 FOR IEA CHILDREN’S FUND 💗
The event’s annual two-day silent auction raised $11,028 and delegates offered up $14,403 in cash donations to the fund — bringing DA’s total contribution to the Children’s Fund to $25,431.
What else did members accomplish during DA? Read our new story in IEA Reporter at the link in our bio.