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Teachers Make Addressing Student Poverty a Priority
Family stress and poverty rank highest as barriers to students’ academic success according to a new survey of the 2015 State Teachers of the Year — and Connecticut educators agree. After listening to...
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Join Your Fellow CEA Members at the Hartford Earth Festival this Sunday
CEA members and their families will be taking part in the Connecticut Climate March and Hartford Earth Festival this Sunday, May 31. At noon we’ll be marching from the State Capitol to the Mortensen...
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Enormous Student Data Disclosure Threatens Student Privacy
The Hamden School District’s disclosure of personally identifiable student data—without the knowledge of parents or students—to an education industry group should be a lightning rod for legislative...
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Facts Speak for Themselves: Agreement Outlines Unique Student Data Required
“CCER should apologize to the students and parents of Hamden for obtaining specific student information without their knowledge or approval,” said CEA’s Executive Director Mark Waxenberg. “CCER should...
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Health Care Bill with Big Savings for Teachers Passes State Legislature
Many teachers will soon have access to substantial savings on health care costs thanks to a new bill that passed the State House of Representatives last night. The bill, which the State Senate had...
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Legislators Respond to Concerns About SBAC
Legislators demonstrated they are listening to the concerns of teachers, students, and parents by rolling out Substitute Senate Bill 1095 that eliminates the SBAC exam for 11th graders and establishes...
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CEA Has Prominent Role at Hartford Earth Festival
“It’s all about the future,” emphasized Katy Reddick, who teaches Latin at Strong Middle School in Durham, when asked why issues of climate change and environmental consciousness resonate so strongly...
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Bill to Reduce Testing Passes Both House and Senate
A bill that eliminates SBAC testing for eleventh graders and calls for an examination of SBAC’s impact on younger students tonight passed the State House of Representatives after passing the Senate...
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New Transparency & Oversight Ensured for Connecticut Charter Schools
Charter schools are now subject to some much-needed oversight thanks to Senate Bill 1096 that passed the state House and Senate. With this bill legislators took important action to increase...
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Getting the New Teacher Evaluation System Right
There will no longer be any ambiguity about whether school superintendents can cede authority to others for final dispute resolution connected with a school district Educator Evaluation and Support...
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CEA-Retired Members Meet with National Colleagues
CEA-Retired members are in Orlando, Florida, this week, but instead of relaxing on a summer vacation, they’ve been busy meeting with other NEA-Retired members at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting, which...
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Connecticut Teachers Joining National Colleagues for 2015 NEA RA
Some of your Connecticut colleagues are headed to Orlando, Florida, this week to be part of the world’s largest democratic deliberative body: the NEA Representative Assembly (RA). From July 3-6, 132...
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TIME RUNNING OUT: Teachers Intensify Call for Override
Saying children, parents, and communities always deserve a qualified and experienced leader at the helm of public education, Connecticut teachers are urging state legislators to override Governor...
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Urge Your Legislators to Override HB 6977: Qualifications, Experience Always...
House Bill 6977, An Act Establishing Qualifications for the Commissioner of Education, has been vetoed despite overwhelming bipartisan support...
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U.S. Senators Debating Education Law: Urge Their Support of Opportunity...
The U.S. Senate is currently debating federal education policy that will impact the future of teaching and learning for years to come. Educators know firsthand how important it is that a new version of...
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CEA Member Leads Charge for Educator-Positive Language at NEA RA
While it’s a memorable line, it turns out Juliet was wrong. “A rose by any other name” would not, necessarily, smell as sweet. The names and terminology we use affect how we think about and relate to a...
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Connecticut Legislature Won’t Hold Override Session
Thank you to all of the CEA members who have called and emailed their legislators explaining why the state’s education commissioner needs to be required to have education and experience. Unfortunately...
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Connecticut Teachers Urged to Continue to Speak Out to Get ESEA Right
NEA Government Relations Director Mary Kusler told Connecticut teachers gathered this morning for the start of the CEA Summer Leadership Conference that the Congressional Conference Committee...
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CEA Members Learning, Supporting, Connecting
To become the best teacher you can be you need time to engage with quality professional learning, make connections with fellow educators, and receive support from your teaching colleagues. Every August...
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No Time to Lose—New Test Committee Must Get to Work
Connecticut’s new Mastery Examination Committee should convene as soon as possible to get assessment right for children. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, “All indications are that this test is not a...
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