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‘Anyone Can Figure It Out’: Lapwai Educator’s Faith in Students Pays Off

Lapwai Middle/Senior High School students, from left, Isaiah Painter, Nouah Macconnell and NaTalia Bisbee with their award-winning robotics project, "Where's Walleye?" Lapwai Education Association member Matthew Morgan has deep faith in his students. So when he heard...

Better Together: Three Pairs of Union Buddies Share Their Bond 

They travel together. Work together. Organize together. Some even suspect they share the same brain. Discover how these BFFs make union work fun.

A Sparks Retreat in Six Photos

Just a few weekends ago, a group of early career educators from regions 4, 5 and 6 converged in the tiny town of Lava Hot Springs. They weren't just there to soak in the town's famous pools (though they did) — they were there to learn more about their union and...

‘Nobody Is Disposable’: Joy Weisel Taps Into the Power of Community 

Joy Weisel grew up in a family that refused to accept the status quo.   “I was raised in an environment where, when you saw something wrong, you didn’t just go, ‘Oh, man, that’s wrong,’” she explains. “You did something about it.”  For Weisel’s parents,...

Meet the Committee: The Library Committee 

Idaho Education Association committees and councils represent certain groups of members, work on special projects or issues central to IEA, or simply advance the business of the union. These groups are essential to the work of the union — but how much do you know...

IEA Reporter Podcast

This week: A discussion with Sarah Inama, the former West Ada School District educator whose story and now-famous ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster became a rallying point for those eager to support students, educators and public education. 

In the News...

After levy failure, Marsh Valley trustees cut staff, but steer away from more extreme solutions

Idaho Ed News, June 10, 2025

Federal cuts hit Teach for America Idaho

KTVB, June 10, 2025

Trump’s big bill includes an ‘unprecedented’ tax credit for a national school voucher program. Here’s how it would work

CNN, June 6, 2025

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