2026 June

Jennamarie Lopez, Minooka School District 201

2026-06-02T16:55:21-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Jennamarie Lopez, Minooka School District 201 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 Jennamarie Lopez, a Multilingual Educator in Minooka District 201. Says Erika Martinez, who nominated her: “Jennamarie is a compassionate and dedicated ML teacher who gives her all to her students and colleagues in her co-taught room, push-in [...]

June Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2026-05-20T14:31:50-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the June 2026 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. Supporting & Advocating for Immigrant Students At the IRC, we pledge to continue to supporting and empowering educators, school administrators and families in advocating for, protecting and uplifting students from immigrant backgrounds, and working towards our vision of an educational future where all students’ languages and cultures [...]