Idaho Education Association

Boise teacher elected to president of the IEA

Kari Overall, an educator from South Junior High, will take over for Penni Cyr, who is retiring after six years serving in the leadership role of Idaho’s teachers union.

Union head sees promise in ESSA, problems in Trump budget

“We’ve got four years to protect and defend our vulnerable students,” said National Education Association President Lily Eskelen Garcia, who spoke to Idaho Education Association members Saturday.

Education groups say they were shunned by the State Department of Education

Two leaders of associations that include hundreds of trustees and thousands of teachers say they were not consulted for the drafting of a school accountability plan designed to comply with new federal laws.

Idaho teacher salaries took an unexplained dip in 2013-14

The new National Education Association study reaffirms a recurring point in the teacher pay debate: Idaho salaries lag behind neighboring states.

Teacher pay overlooked in governor’s budget

Superintendent Tom Luna and the Idaho Education Association agree that Otter should have put money into teacher compensation. Luna vows to “fight” to ensure teachers get more money.

IEA announces three staff hires

The statewide teachers’ union has a new public policy director, spokesman and regional director in North Idaho.

Nampa union prevails in furlough dispute

The district’s superintendent had no authority to ask individual teachers to take unpaid furlough days, a judge ruled Friday. However, it’s unclear whether the ruling will add to the Nampa district’s financial woes.

Anti-union watchdog: IEA membership dropping

According to a new report, Idaho Education Association membership dropped by nearly one-fifth over a three-year period — only three states saw a steeper decline. The IEA neither confirmed nor denied the numbers, saying membership is “very fluid.”