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\u201cAll politics is local.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a saying made famous by former Speaker of the House Tip O\u2019Neill, Jr., and it\u2019s very true.<\/p>\n
There hasn\u2019t been a time in Illinois\u2019 history where its financial situation has been so dire. With a debt estimated at more than $13 billion and no plan in sight to fix it, the state\u2019s financial situation is sure to have a tremendous impact on every school.<\/p>\n
And, that\u2019s why the IEA has posted a list of candidates recommended by its IPACE committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n As an organization, IEA uses its collective voice to try to shape public education policies that impact you and the students in your classroom and school. Every education decision is a political one and that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that as an IEA member, a person with a deep interest in having strong and successful public schools, you vote in the Feb. 2 primary election.<\/p>\n The IEA Board of Directors approved a list of recommended statewide candidates last weekend.<\/p>\n The IPACE\/IEA-recommended candidates include Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes as the recommended Democrat<\/a> candidate for governor, State Sen. Kirk Dillard as the recommended Republican<\/a> candidate for governor, and State Rep. David Miller for state comptroller<\/a>.<\/p>\n The recommendation process<\/strong><\/p>\n Each candidate for statewide office submits a questionnaire to the IPACE executive committee and then comes in for in-person interviews. IPACE takes great care in being bipartisan<\/a>. Then the committee makes its recommendations and submits those recommendations to the IEA board. The board met Friday and ratified those recommendations.<\/p>\n