IEA Reporter Podcast

About IEA Reporter Podcast

A regular podcast about and for Idaho Education Association members and their advocacy for their union colleagues and work to improve public education in Idaho. Sign up here to get weekly updates. https://idahoea.org/news/sign-up/ (https://idahoea.org/news/sign-up/)

Publisher

Mike Journee

Category

education · government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Dec 2022

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Rural Schools, Powerful Voices: NEA President Princess Moss and IEA President Peggy Hoy

   Rural public schools are more than places where students learn. They are often the heart of their communities. But rural educators face distinct challenges, from staffing shortages and competition for educators across state lines to limited resources and political decisions that don't always reflect the realities of their schools. In this episode of the IEA Reporter Podcast, IEA President Peggy Hoy and newly elected National Education Association President Princess Moss join host Mike Journee...

2. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Incoming President Peggy Hoy on Building IEA's Next Chapter

   What does the future of the Idaho Education Association look like in the wake of House Bill 516? In this episode of the IEA Reporter Podcast, we visit with Peggy Hoy, the newly elected incoming president of the Idaho Education Association, as she prepares to begin her term leading Idaho's largest union. Peggy reflects on more than 30 years as an educator and union leader, discusses how HB 516 is changing the way IEA serves and connects with members, and explains why she sees this moment as an...

3. 

   11 Feb 2026

   Union Engagement with Dr. Melyssa Ferro

   In this episode, we visit with IEA board member and national education award honoree, Dr. Melyssa Ferro, about being a union member. Ferro, science teacher at Syringa Middle School in Caldwell, is a highly decorated educator who is among five honored this weekend as a finalist for the Horace Mann Award by the NEA Foundation. Ferro was Idaho’s 2016 Teacher of the Year and in 2024 was named Teacher of the Year by the Idaho Middle Level Association and was honored as one the Idaho Business Revie...

Who has been a guest on IEA Reporter Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sarah Inama
• Darcie DeLeon
• Heidi Robbins
• Quinn Perry
• Lara Luthy

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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