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The Wheels on the Bus Go Read, Read, Read
This morning kicked off the Connecticut Education Foundation’s 2018 Read Across America Reading Bus Tour, featuring a 38-foot bus decorated with characters from popular Dr. Seuss books and outfitted...
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CEA, Union Leaders, Legislators Fight for Freedoms and Rights of the Middle...
CEA leaders joined labor leaders from across the state as well as legislators at a rally in Hartford as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus vs. AFSCME.
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Waterbury Building Rep Brightens Reed School for Colleagues
Building reps are often a teacher’s first point of contact when questions arise—ranging from practical matters to sensitive subjects. They are their colleagues’ contract enforcer, organizer, and...
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CEO-Led Commission Raises Taxes, Takes Aim at Worker Freedoms, Teacher Pensions
“Raising taxes that disproportionately harm the middle class while providing tax cuts for the wealthy is not a formula that makes sense,” said CEA Executive...
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CEA Leaders and Staff Testify Before Legislature’s Education Committee
It’s a busy day at the legislature’s Education Committee, with senate and house members hearing from the public on bills that cover a range of topics from remedial reading instruction to virtual...
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From bow ties to frilly dresses, students at East Haddam Elementary School made an effort to don their fanciest attire this Read Across America Day to welcome a very special guest, “Fancy Nancy” author...
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Teachers Organize Walk-Ins for School Safety
Before classes started on March 14, teachers and school staff in Amity, Darien, East Haddam, Marlborough, Manchester, Stamford, West Hartford, and elsewhere throughout the state gathered in their...
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Teachers Share With Legislators Heartfelt Stories of Being Assaulted
Although it was after ten o’clock last night by the time the legislature’s Education Committee heard public testimony on a bill to help ensure classroom safety and address student assaults, CEA members...
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CEA on Radio: Legislators Must Act to End Assaults by Students
As surprising as it may sound, students biting, kicking, throwing furniture, and hurting other students and teachers has become common in schools across Connecticut, CEA Program Development Specialist...
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‘I Would Die for My Students, But I Shouldn’t Have To’
In the wee morning hours on Saturday, March 24, Connecticut teachers filled a bus bound for Washington, D.C., in a major show of support for students and safe schools.
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Register Now for Teacher Leader Institute
How can teacher leaders enable creativity, collaboration, and innovation in their classrooms and beyond? Come to the second annual teacher leader institute this May at Central Connecticut State...
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Torrington Building Rep Steps Up to Give Back to Colleagues
Teachers are extremely busy people, but despite all of the responsibilities already on her plate Torrington teacher Sarah Mobley decided to step up and become a building rep in her local. Explaining...
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Retired Teachers Meet Face to Face With Legislators to Discuss Policy Issues
“I always tell my colleagues, ‘Never go up against retired teachers,” Representative Matthew Lesser told a crowd of retired educators today. “You guys are smart and have a lot of time on your hands!”...
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Touchdown for Waterbury High School Football
The football equipment necessary to ensure students’ safety can be expensive, and in a district like Waterbury, funding for sports programs is in short supply. “I fill out a lot of funding applications...
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Contact Your Legislators! Urge Them to Pass a Bill to Keep Classrooms Safe
Thanks to hundreds of CEA members who shared their stories about aggressive student behaviors, the legislature’s Education Committee voted Senate Bill 453 out of Committee—meaning the full legislature...
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Planning for the Future: Pension Issues for Early Career Teachers
You may be years away from retirement, but it’s never too early to start planning. This workshop provides an overview of the Connecticut Teachers’ Retirement System with a particular emphasis on issues...
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The Impact of Complex Trauma in Schools
In this timely workshop just for CEA members and presented by CEA’s Human and Civil Rights Commission, you will learn the definition of complex trauma, how it manifests in school-age children, its...
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CEA Helps Schoolchildren and Families Receive Free Dental Care
CEA partnered with the Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach this year to get the message out about a no-cost clinic at Torrington High School April 20-21. Now in its 12th year, the Connecticut...
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Westport Teachers Wear Red for Ed
Close to 200 Westport teachers turned out for a Board of Education meeting to show their disappointment with the administration’s ultimatum threatening 120 non-tenured teachers' jobs and refusal to...
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Teachers, Registrars to Students: Your Vote Matters
CEA announced today that it has proudly partnered with the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut on a month-long voter registration drive in Connecticut’s high schools, beginning May 1. The...
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