Illinois Continues to Subsidize National Board Candidates in 2012 - Despite ongoing budget difficulties, Illinois is committed to support and encourage National Board candidates. The application window opens on February 15, but interested teachers must apply early, since funds are very limited.

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Looking to travel over spring break or early April? Enjoy these offers from the Naperville Educators' Travel Club

• 3 Days in Venice, April 2012
• Venice Registration Form
• 8 Days in Tuscany, March 2012
• Tuscany Registration Form

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About TRS Pensions: Please inform yourself, your friends, and your legislators about the truth about teacher's pensions in Illinois.

Did you know that TRS pensions are only 4.2% of the FY2012 state budget? Did you know that TRS paid $4.5 billion in benefits this year, but revenue totaled $10.5 billion? Clearly, TRS is sustainable! If you only download one fact sheet, this is the one! Send this fact sheet to everyone you know, and tell the state to stop using TRS as the state's credit card and start paying their obligation to Illinois teachers!

About School Reform...please watch Sir Ken Robinson's animate concerning the need to change our education paradigms. Its a facinating lecture about why our current model contributes to high drop-out rates, the decline of the arts, and the rise of diagnosed ADHD.

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