IEA Region 2

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

Join IEA Regions 1 & 2 for a TRS Retirement Readiness Training to learn more about your retirement benefits and planning for the future.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
5:00 p.m.
IEA Regions 1 & 2 Offices
500 E Plaza Drive, Suite 5
Carterville, IL 62918

Topics will include:

TRS basics
Retirement benefits
Disability and death benefits
TRS timeline
Health insurance (TRIP/TRAIL)
TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP)

08/23/2026

American colleges are estimated to have up to 112,000 fewer international students next year, which may mean billions in lost revenue and 40,000 fewer jobs. Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2026/08/12/projected-loss-of-international-students-could-bring-a-34-billion-hit/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB (Photo: Getty Images)

08/20/2026

08/17/2026

😳 😱 School resource officers at 29 public schools across the Omaha area have access to gloves capable of delivering an electric shock — the same technology U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering purchasing for its agents.

OPD says shock gloves have been delivered to school resource officers at 29 Omaha area schools and used twice on students.

08/16/2026

Here’s a DE article about our own GCEA member, Cash Johnson.

FiddleRick and Cash Johnson have been making music in Carbondale since their college years in the 1980s and ‘90s. If you haven’t seen them around the Makanda Boardwalk or performing at Tres Hombres, then turn on the radio and listen to them on WDBX. They’re often referred to as local legends, ...