NOMINATION AND ELECTION NOTICE: Idaho Education Association Important information regarding IEA elections for statewide office is below. NOMINATIONS Nominations for the offices of NEA Director, At-Large Member on the Board, and IEA Board Regional Representatives for Regions 1, 3,5,7, 8, 9 and retired will be open December 3, 2018-February 5, 2019. The term of office…
The IEA celebrates National ESP Day by spotlight ESP member Caroline Davis, who has been driving a school bus in Minidoka for 51 years.
Next week It’s American Education Week! We love our public schools and the educators who inspire us.
Congratulations to Sherri Ybarra on her re-election as Idaho’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction. We know she cares about students throughout the state and is confident she will continue to prioritize the needs of those students, along with our great professional educators, as she sets a course toward making Idaho’s public education system one we…
The events that took place at Heights Elementary School in Middleton on Halloween are disturbing and inappropriate. The teachers involved, as well as school administrative personnel, and the Middleton School District showed extremely poor judgment. The messages conveyed are the antithesis of the beliefs and values of the Idaho Education Association and its dedicated members…
Election day is Tuesday, November 6! This is one of the most important elections in recent memory when it comes to public education. We must make sure that our public schools have the resources they need to properly serve our students, and that teachers are treated like the professionals they are—with competitive compensation and the…