UFEA: Unit Five Education Association
Union of education professionals affiliated with the Illinois Education Association and National Education Association - IEA-NEA, Advocating for Public Education Employees and Teachers in the McLean County Unit 5 School District located in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
It was 8:51 pm on Sunday night, Columbus Day weekend. I said to my husband, “I’m going in to work from 8-3 tomorrow.” He looked at me skeptically and said, “OK?” I don’t know about you, but I was grateful to have those hours off Monday so that I could “catch up” with grading, assessing, documenting, planning, differentiating, …
We’ve asked Rebecca Spears to periodically share her thoughts on advocacy, unions, teaching and public education. This is her first guest post. If you have a story to share, please let us know! When I became a teacher, I had big dreams. BIG. I wanted to teach in Chicago, inner-city. You know, where the …
