Back-to-School Supply Drive This Wednesday in Hartford
CEA is teaming up with our colleagues at AFT Connecticut in support of a Teacher and Student School Supply Drive sponsored by iHeartMedia Connecticut’s Community Access program. This Wednesday, August...
View ArticleCEA Calls for Delayed Openings, Expanded Remote Learning Plans, and Upgraded...
Based on critical new medical reports and scientific findings regarding the spread of COVID-19, particularly as to school-age children, CEA has revised its Safe Learning Plan...
View ArticleNew Social and Emotional Learning Course Available to All Connecticut School...
Covid-19 has caused trauma and stress for students and teachers alike, and a new course from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence aims to help educators care for their own well-being so they can...
View ArticleReps. Hayes and Courtney Talk School Reopening With CEA Members
2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes says that she’s dealt with many challenges since being elected to Congress in 2018, but reopening schools during a pandemic has been the most personal and...
View ArticleThis Wednesday, Hear From Reps. Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney on School...
Join us for a discussion this Wednesday, August 12, from 4-5 p.m., with Representatives Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney and CEA leadership regarding educational issues at the federal level. Topics will...
View ArticleCEA and AFTCT respond to Governor Lamont’s announcement to provide funding...
“Governor Lamont’s announcement of an additional $166 million to support school reopening plans is welcome news for educators and parents across the state. It demonstrates that the collective voices of...
View ArticleGuidance for Equitable, High-Quality, and Culturally Responsive Remote...
In collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education and public education advocates the Center for Public Research and Leadership at Columbia University has developed guidance to support...
View ArticleWashington Weighs In: Reps. Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney on School Reopening
Join us for a discussion August 12, from 4-5 p.m., with Representatives Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney and CEA leadership regarding educational issues at the federal level. Topics will include: Status...
View ArticleGovernor Listens to Teachers’ Concerns During Roundtable Discussion;...
Governor Lamont entered a room at Manchester High School where dedicated educators from around the state had gathered so that he could hear firsthand their challenges and concerns regarding the state’s...
View ArticleTeachers Take Their Message to the Streets in Safety First Car Caravan...
From Stamford to Stonington, Hamden to Hartford, and two dozen towns in between, teachers, students, parents, and community members joined School Safety First Car Caravans...
View ArticleWashington Weighs In: Senator Chris Murphy on School Reopening
More than 70 CEA members who are local leaders in their associations joined a virtual meeting with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy this week to hear congressional plans and challenges when it comes to school...
View ArticleRegistration Open for CEA Virtual Summer Experience
The CEA Virtual Summer Experience—a series of live, interactive sessions where you can learn from your colleagues—is taking place August 3-5. Don’t miss your chance to take part! Open to all CEA...
View ArticleTeachers Call for Steps to Ensure Safe Reopening, Including Hybrid Model
Nearly 16,000 Connecticut educators responded to CEA’s statewide poll, and their responses underscore the need to strengthen the state’s plan.
View ArticleWebinar Series for CEA Members on Stress Mitigation, Transforming Trauma, and...
Whether schools begin remotely or in-person this fall, we will need to focus on the social-emotional wellbeing of all of our students. Please join fellow educators for a free webinar series on healing...
View ArticleNEA Virtual Town Hall – Reopening America’s Schools and Campuses Safely and...
Join NEA for a virtual town hall Tuesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. to discuss how parents, educators, students, and communities can advocate for the safe reopening of public schools, facilities, and...
View ArticleBloomfield Teachers Organize Black Lives Matter March
Storm clouds couldn’t keep teachers away from a rally last night in Bloomfield to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Hundreds turned out for a community march for students, teachers, and...
View ArticleTeachers Facing Challenges With District Reopening Plans
Districts around Connecticut are preparing to send their reopening plans to the State Department of Education by tomorrow’s deadline, but how those plans have been developed and the provisions they...
View ArticleJoin the CEA School Safety First Car Rally on July 30
Join your colleagues in Hartford or at one of the simultaneous rallies being held in towns across the state and send a strong message to the governor that safe schools save lives and any school...
View ArticleNEA Answers Questions on Returning Safely to In-Person Instruction
Recent NEA webinars covered a lot of ground, including CDC guidance on how to reopen for in-person instruction and when to reclose, accommodations for high-risk groups, federal leave laws, waivers,...
View ArticleStatement from CEA President Jeff Leake on Governor’s Pledge to ‘Have...
While we appreciate Governor Lamont’s pledge of “safety first” for our students and schools and his word that he will “have teachers’ backs” when it comes to masks, sanitizing, and social distancing,...
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