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Teachers Hit the Links to Help Students
More than 200 Connecticut teachers, supporters, and CEA staff hit the links at Glastonbury Hills Country Club on July 17 as part of CEA’s largest fundraiser of the year to benefit public school...
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Calling All Art Teachers!
Your students create amazing works of art–why not let a wider audience enjoy them? CEA headquarters in Hartford proudly displays student artwork on a monthly rotating basis, and we invite your school...
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Speak Up to Protect Public Education and Your Retirement
Legislators decided to delay yesterday’s budget vote, giving you more time to speak out against actions that would hurt your students, your school, your retirement, and your future. Your voice makes a...
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Charter Discriminates, Penalizes Needy Public School Children
Every parent and student in Connecticut should be outraged over the continued lack of oversight and special benefits provided to charter schools in Connecticut — to the detriment of more than 500,000...
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CEA-Retired Member’s Work Highlighted by NEA
NEA Today is featuring retired educators who are still making a difference—and one of those highlighted is Connecticut’s own Jon-Paul Roden. A former CEA-Retired president, Roden was recently elected...
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Building Connections, Strength at CEA Summer Leadership
In her opening remarks at the 2017 CEA Summer Leadership Conference, President Sheila Cohen told a packed ballroom, “All of you represent the equalizers in our society, the igniting sparks of...
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New at Summer Leadership: Mini Sessions
Sometimes good things come in small packages—and that was the case on the final day of CEA’s 2017 Summer Leadership Conference. Day 3 featured a packed morning and afternoon of 90-minute workshops on a...
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Calling All Local Association Treasurers & Membership Chairs!
The work of treasurers and membership chairs is vital to every local Association—and these aren’t easy jobs. CEA will provide important information and support for ALL treasurers and membership chairs...
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Students and Teachers Biggest Losers in Budget Crisis: Legislators Urged to...
Cutting school programs, laying off teachers and administrators, diminishing resources, and increasing class sizes. These are just some of the...
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Teachers Reaching Out to Teachers
What’s the biggest issue in your school or district for you as a teacher? How can your union help support you? These were some of the questions posed to CEA members in New Haven County yesterday...
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Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Governor’s Plan to Cut $557...
Governor Malloy’s plan to cut $557 million in education funding would leave school budgets severely out of balance and schools unable to provide quality education for Connecticut’s students. This plan...
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Back-to-School Prep a Family Affair
Even before their first official day back, many teachers spend days preparing their classrooms, supplies, and lessons. This Monday was the first day Bridgeport schools were opened up so teachers could...
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Hamden Teachers Hard at Work Preparing for Their Students
Teachers in Hamden started back to school this week and are almost ready for their students’ first day this Monday. At Dunbar Hill School, the kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers were busy today...
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CREC Teachers Gather for Start of New School Year
CREC faculty and staff work at 26 different schools around the Greater Hartford area, but this morning they all came together in one place to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. On this...
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This School Year, We All Must Come Together for Our Students
That unique feeling of excitement mixed with a pinch of nervousness can only mean one thing—a new school year is starting here in Connecticut. Students are filling their backpacks and posing for...
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Magnet School Teachers Ready for Students’ Return
Students at the Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary Magnet School will be starting their new school year tomorrow morning, however their teachers have already been back at school for a week—working...
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Marlborough Teachers Welcome Families Back-to-School
Students at Marlborough Elementary School start school today but many had a chance to preview the year ahead at a meet-and-greet yesterday morning. Teachers opened their classrooms to students and...
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New London Students, Teachers Celebrate the Start of a New School Year
Before kicking off the new school year, which starts tomorrow, teachers in New London welcomed new and returning students with back-to-school bashes that took on a summer carnival theme. Kindergartner...
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Donate to Help Educators Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Many of our fellow educators and NEA members have been affected by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. Estimates are that in Texas, as many as 30 percent of NEA members may be impacted.
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Watch How the Windsor Community Celebrates Back-to-School
In Windsor, the whole family gets involved when it’s back-to-school time! Ahead of the official start to the school year, teachers at John F. Kennedy welcomed students and parents into their classrooms...
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