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Voices of First-Time Delegates: Members Share Their ‘Why’
Idaho Education Association’s annual Delegate Assembly is rewarding and fun, but also can be a big ask of those who attend: travel time, a weekend away from home, and two days of undivided attention as IEA members set the year’s priorities for their union. During DA 2024, we asked delegates why they decided to make their first trip to Boise for this most important gathering of IEA members. Check out what they had to say.
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Joe Bartley of the Twin Falls Education Association and his colleagues get ready for the start of IEA’s 2024 Delegate Assembly in Boise on April 12. More than 400 IEA members from all over the state came together for the annual business meeting. READ MORE.
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