The winter holidays are a fun time, but for students and educators, the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be challenging, too. Holiday excitement, extra-extracurricular activities, and the occasional snow day can test even the best-laid p…
American Education Week is here again. The annual observance was created 90 years ago by the National Education Association and the American Legion to bring public attention to illiteracy among World War I draftees.
Nearly a century later, our stud…
The Idaho Education Association family is grieving the unexpected loss of Allen Andersen, who died of a heart attack November 8 at his home in Pocatello. Andersen was a longtime teacher and former IEA Region 5 Director, as well as a state lawmak…
Congratulations to Erin Lenz of Winton Elementary School in Coeur d'Alene. She is the newly announced 2012 Idaho Teacher of the Year.
Lenz, an IEA member who has taught for 10 years, got the news in a surprise announcement at her school to…
Ohio voters have handed an overwhelming defeat to attacks on workers’ rights, and that’s good news for Idaho students and teachers, Idaho Education Association President Penni Cyr said today.
“One year from now, Idaho voters will …
Meridian, Idaho, was at the center of the labor organizing universe for four days in October. More than 120 people – most of them Education Support professionals – came from Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington to con…