Illinois Federation of Teachers
@iftaft.bsky.social
The IFT represents 103,000 teachers and PSRPs, faculty and staff at community colleges and universities, public employees, and retirees throughout Illinois.
Read the full statement: https://www.ift-aft.org/post/stacy-davis-gates-labor-and-community-organizing-must-fill-the-void-left-by-democrats-lack-of-lead
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Read more from newly-elected IFT Membership Secretary & University Professionals of Illinois President John Miller:
I saw those laid-off faces as a kid. Now I'm seeing them again at our universities | Opinion
Elected officials need to choose to invest more in higher education than corporations, writer says.
www.sj-r.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Read more from newly-elected IFT Membership Secretary & University Professionals of Illinois President John Miller:
It's a choice of corporate welfare over education, of poverty wages over living wages.
We can and must fix this: Release higher education funding, pass an equity funding formula, and invest in our students and working families instead.
We can and must fix this: Release higher education funding, pass an equity funding formula, and invest in our students and working families instead.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's a choice of corporate welfare over education, of poverty wages over living wages.
We can and must fix this: Release higher education funding, pass an equity funding formula, and invest in our students and working families instead.
We can and must fix this: Release higher education funding, pass an equity funding formula, and invest in our students and working families instead.
SNAP feeds 1 in 8 Americans. This is a direct attack on working families.
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Trump admin tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SNAP feeds 1 in 8 Americans. This is a direct attack on working families.
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We showed up in Springfield not just to speak truth to power, but to BE the power.
Our union is rooted in solidarity, driven by justice, and grounded in the belief that we decide what Illinois becomes. Join us.
Our union is rooted in solidarity, driven by justice, and grounded in the belief that we decide what Illinois becomes. Join us.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We showed up in Springfield not just to speak truth to power, but to BE the power.
Our union is rooted in solidarity, driven by justice, and grounded in the belief that we decide what Illinois becomes. Join us.
Our union is rooted in solidarity, driven by justice, and grounded in the belief that we decide what Illinois becomes. Join us.
Check out the recap and see how we’re making moves together:
IFT Recap: Convention, Lobby Day, and Statewide News
Convention Round-up: Inspire, Fight, TransformTwo weeks ago, 400 IFT members gathered in Rosemont to inspire, fight, and transform, and unanimously elected new officers. Here are the highlights:I.F.T. • Gov. JB Pritzker recognized the importance of educators and committed that there’s more to do to make Illinois #1 in education. Watch the speech here. • Mayor Brandon Johnson, our union brother, spoke about the need for us to unite and organize. Watch the video here. • AFT President Randi Weingar
www.ift-aft.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Check out the recap and see how we’re making moves together:
As a result, @aft.org joined cities, unions, and civil society organizations in filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump/Vance administration for illegally weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
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Cities, Unions, Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Silence Critics and Stifle Dissent
Suit Seeks to Halt Radical PSLF Rewrite in United Front Against Department of Education’s Unconstitutional Attack on Teachers, Nurses, First Responders, and Advocates
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As a result, @aft.org joined cities, unions, and civil society organizations in filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump/Vance administration for illegally weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
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No family should go hungry in the United States. That's why we're stepping up and helping feed our communities. Scan the QR code or click the link below to learn more about how you can help #EndHunger in your area.
🔗 https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/food-drives
🔗 https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/food-drives
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No family should go hungry in the United States. That's why we're stepping up and helping feed our communities. Scan the QR code or click the link below to learn more about how you can help #EndHunger in your area.
🔗 https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/food-drives
🔗 https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/food-drives
💔 No child should have to choose between safety and school.
We stand with our immigrant families. Read more about what they are experiencing from @chalkbeat.org:
We stand with our immigrant families. Read more about what they are experiencing from @chalkbeat.org:
School attendance falls in Chicago as fear of ICE enforcement increases
Chicago students in heavily Latino and immigrant neighborhoods are missing school as ICE enforcement ramps up in their communities, new data suggests.
www.chalkbeat.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
💔 No child should have to choose between safety and school.
We stand with our immigrant families. Read more about what they are experiencing from @chalkbeat.org:
We stand with our immigrant families. Read more about what they are experiencing from @chalkbeat.org:
Read the full article from the Daily Kos:
ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Our Students. Illinois Must Fight Back
ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Our Students. Illinois Must Fight Back
ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Our Students. Illinois Must Fight Back
Weeks ago, ICE agents detained Noe Bartolon Rodriguez during his lunch break outside Omega Restaurant in Niles, handcuffing him and putting him in an unmarked car. Days earlier, agents used the parking lot of Maine East High School in nearby Park Ridge...
www.dailykos.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Read the full article from the Daily Kos:
ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Our Students. Illinois Must Fight Back
ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Our Students. Illinois Must Fight Back
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Take action for fair funding here:
Take action for fair funding here:
Gov Pritzker & IL General Assembly: Tax the Rich, Fully Fund Our Schools
Even before Donald Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education, SNAP, and other programs, Illinois was falling behind on the funding its schools and services need to provide world-class education to the state’s students. Add in the President’s attacks and school districts across the state are being put in an avoidable crisis that leaves students in special education without support and educators without the dignity they deserve. Governor Pritzker and the IL General Assembly can Trump-proof our state and protect Illinois’ students by taxing the rich and providing the funds promised but not delivered to our schools from pre-k to higher ed. Write your lawmaker today and tell them how families and communities are unfairly bearing the brunt of Trump’s cuts and Illinois’ backwards tax code that has working people paying more than billionaires. Illinois can and should be #1 in education.
actionnetwork.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Take action for fair funding here:
Take action for fair funding here: