2022 July

IRC Stands With NEA in Support of the Social Security Fairness Act & Social Security 2100 Act

Lindsay Eanet2022-07-27T16:14:17-05:00

At the IRC, our mission is to equip teachers with resources and development to empower their students to succeed. As such, it is important to us to advocate for teachers and ensure they have what they need to thrive in an often challenging field, and that includes fair compensation and the benefits they are owed. As such, we are standing with the National Education Association in support of the Social Security Fairness Act and the Social Security 2100 Act. These proposed bills would eliminate the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, two provisions that combined deprive more than 2.5 [...]

IRC Stands With NEA in Support of the Social Security Fairness Act & Social Security 2100 ActLindsay Eanet2022-07-27T16:14:17-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Janet Keyworth, Chicago Public Schools
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Educator Spotlight: Janet Keyworth, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Eanet2022-07-26T09:45:33-05:00

Over the past few weeks, the IRC has asked members of our community to nominate Illinois teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond, and now, we’re celebrating them and highlighting their work. Keep an eye out for these features in the coming months – and if you’d like to nominate someone, email leanet@cntrmail.org. Next up is Janet Keyworth, a Bilingual Coordinator at Sadlowski Elementary School in Chicago. Says Emily Gasca, who nominated her: “I am nominating Ms. Keyworth because her passion and dedication to our community, school and students surpasses any expectations. She has not stopped advocating, [...]

Educator Spotlight: Janet Keyworth, Chicago Public SchoolsLindsay Eanet2022-07-26T09:45:33-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Yesenia Reyes, Chicago Public Schools
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Educator Spotlight: Yesenia Reyes, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Eanet2022-07-11T13:01:47-05:00

Over the past few weeks, the IRC has asked members of our community to nominate Illinois teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond, and now, we’re celebrating them and highlighting their work. Keep an eye out for these features in the coming months – and if you’d like to nominate someone, email leanet@cntrmail.org. Next up is Yesenia Reyes, an instructional coach at Barry Elementary, a dual language school in Chicago. Says Babette Moeller, who nominated her: “For her dedication to help all students, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities, achieve high-quality learning outcomes in mathematics, and for [...]

Educator Spotlight: Yesenia Reyes, Chicago Public SchoolsLindsay Eanet2022-07-11T13:01:47-05:00

July Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators
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July Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2022-07-07T12:04:48-05:00

Welcome to the July 2022 edition of the Resource Roundup, a monthly newsletter from the IRC, packed with readings, recommendations and resources you can use in your classroom or school community. If you have a resource you think would be valuable to share for this round-up, please email Lindsay Eanet at leanet@cntrmail.org with a link. We are thinking of our friends & neighbors as they continue to process this week's tragic events in Highland Park, IL. In this edition of the Roundup, we wanted to share some resources for talking about traumatic events with children, and showing up for students—and for yourself—in the wake [...]

July Roundup: Readings & Resources for EducatorsLindsay Eanet2022-07-07T12:04:48-05:00