Penni Cyr re-elected IEA President; Layne McInelly Wins VP Race The IEA Elections Committee today released results of balloting that took place between April 19-May 9. Five statewide offices were contested, including President and Vice President of the Idaho Education Association. Election winners and their positions are noted below. IEA President: Penni Cyr (Moscow) IEA…
[space line=”yes” size=”small” style=”solid”] In Support of Education Education Support Professionals (ESP), or classified employees, are an important component of our public schools. ESPs include school bus drivers, para educators, lunch room workers, school secretaries, registrars, custodians, and maintenance workers to name a few. In short, they are the nuts and bolts of a public…
“Why Would You Want to be a Teacher?” Katie Graupman has the Answer! In her testimony before the Idaho State legislature earlier this year, 2013 Milken Award winner Katie Graupman shared a seminal experience from her career as a professional educator. Graupman graduated from Priest River Lamanna High School as valedictorian and as a National…
This is just a sampling of the comments written and voiced by IEA members who attended the IEA’s 122nd Annual Delegate Assembly just a few short weeks ago.
Progress, patience and collaboration. Those were the key buzzwords from the 2014 legislative session when it comes to evaluating the decisions of elected officials pertaining to education funding and policy. After several years of drastic cuts to the public education budget, Idaho legislators took steps toward restoring both operational funds and teacher salaries. They also…
2014 Idaho Teacher of the Year Jamie Esler and winners from other states were recently in the nation’s capital, where they discussed education issues with numerous people and organizations. Here are Jamie’s reflections on his visit and his Top Ten List of key factors for improving education.