Idaho Education Association

08/28/2026

📍 NEA President Princess Moss is coming to Idaho!

Shortly after taking office as president of the National Education Association on Sept. 1, Princess Moss will head west — including a stop in North Idaho next week. We’re excited to welcome her and give her a firsthand look at the opportunities and challenges facing Idaho’s public school educators.

As IEA President Peggy Hoy shared:

“I am thrilled President Moss is traveling here to better understand what’s happening on the ground, especially in some of our rural locals. ... President Moss will see that no matter what is happening in the Statehouse, our members will always work to improve their profession and help students succeed.”

A longtime music educator and union leader, Moss brings decades of experience organizing and advocating for public schools to her new role. We can’t wait to welcome her back to the Gem State!

👋 Get to know NEA’s newly elected president before her visit: https://bit.ly/4wP6hRp

📸 Photo: Moss, then serving as NEA vice president, volunteers at the Vallivue Education Association Back to School Fair in Caldwell, Idaho, in 2025.

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08/27/2026

Because no educator should feel like they’re doing this work alone. Start together. Stay together. That’s the power of IEA membership. 💪

We loved seeing our Caldwell and Moscow members and educators connecting at recent back-to-school events — and we want to see yours, too!

📸 Hosting a back-to-school event? Tag IEA in your photos so we can celebrate your local association and share how educators across Idaho are starting the year together.

Not a member yet? Join now: https://bit.ly/4eEzFEf

08/26/2026

Rest easy, Dolly. 💛📚

Today, we join millions around the world in mourning the loss of Dolly Parton — an extraordinary artist, philanthropist and lifelong champion for children and education.

Her impact can be felt right here in Idaho. Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, 11 programs across 19 Idaho counties put free books directly into the hands and homes of Idaho kids — part of a program that now reaches 1 in 6 children under age 5 across the United States.

In 2022, the National Education Association honored Dolly with the Friend of Education Award, NEA’s highest honor, recognizing her extraordinary commitment to childhood literacy and learning.

When she accepted the award, Dolly shared a message with educators:

“Together, let’s continue to inspire kids to dream more, care more, learn more and therefore, be more.”

Dolly understood the extraordinary power of putting a book in a child’s hands. Her legacy as a champion for education will live on in Idaho and around the world through the generations of children she inspired to read, learn and dream.

How to start an Imagination Library program in your county: https://bit.ly/4grkmhW
Imagination Library - Idaho programs: https://bit.ly/4zBciDU

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

08/21/2026

🍏 FREE PRAXIS SUPPORT FOR IEA MEMBERS

Did you know? 👉 IEA members can access free, personalized Praxis support through the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), including content-specific study guides, prep classes and practice tests tailored to your individual needs.

Read more about this exclusive member benefit in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4ggdovW

Fill out the CTL Praxis inquiry form: https://bit.ly/4xdODrx

08/20/2026

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08/19/2026

A new chapter begins at IEA. 🍎

This August, we’re celebrating a new era of member leadership as a new IEA president and several new members of the IEA Board of Directors step into their roles.

They join a long tradition of educators from across Idaho who have raised their hands to lead, represent their colleagues and help shape the future of our union and public education in our state.

New leaders. New perspectives. And the same commitment to making sure educator voices are heard.

We’re excited for what’s ahead and grateful to all of the members who give their time, experience and voice to lead our union.

Meet your leaders: https://bit.ly/3SKJxnL

08/14/2026

🍎 Back-to-school season is here! ✏️📚

As classrooms come back to life and a new school year gets underway, make sure connecting with the IEA is on your back-to-school checklist!

✅ Connect with your IEA building representative
✅ Welcome new educators to your school
✅ Follow your local association and IEA on social media
✅ Find ways to get involved in your local
✅ Show off your union pride!

Whether this is your first year in the classroom or your 30th, there’s a place for you in your union. 💚

Here’s to a great school year, Idaho educators! 🍎

Not a member yet? Join us: https://bit.ly/4eEzFEf

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08/10/2026

🤩 More than 160 educators participated in the 2026 Summer Institute, an annual four-day professional development event facilitated by the IEA Center for Teaching and Learning.

Participants attended classes developed and presented by other Idaho Education Association members. Topics ranged from collaboration in early childhood special education to ethical AI use to sign language and beyond — more than 60 sessions in all.

Hear from SI attendees and view our photo gallery in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/45RqNpt

08/07/2026

🎉 Idaho’s Leaders for Just Schools Cohort One Wraps Up Three-Year Journey

✨ Cassie McBean's Project: Be Bold

Boise Education Association member McBean’s project is a multi-year lift. She helped create an anti-bullying event built around her school’s core values — Be Bold, Be Kind — that was held at the start of the school year.

There were guest speakers, a school-wide cheer led by cheerleaders, team-building games, and banner signings during which students committed to one of the Bold values.

Posters from the anti-bullying day incorporated her school's BOLD values: Be respectful, One community, Leadership, and Dare to achieve.

McBean is tweaking the event to be even more successful in the years ahead, but it has already caught the attention of her principal. Thanks to McBean’s efforts, the principal is now looking to expand positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) schoolwide.

Read more about our first Leaders for Just Schools cohort grads in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4pJpRNb

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