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We’re in This Together
During these challenging times teachers are going above and beyond to learn new skills to reach their students. Watch CEA members from around Connecticut describe teachers’ role during this health...
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Learn About Loan Forgiveness, Teacher Retirement, and More With CEA Online...
CEA is hosting a variety of free, timely, online trainings, just for you. Upcoming webinars include a Degrees Not Debt virtual seminar where you can get information about loan forgiveness programs,...
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Hayes and Murphy Address Education Concerns During Tele-Town Hall
Despite the social distancing restrictions now in place due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to communicate with your elected officials, at the local, state, and federal levels. During a...
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East Granby Teachers Come Together, Successfully Organize Community in...
This is a stressful and scary time, which makes it all the more important to celebrate the bright spots—and Thursday night was one for East Granby teachers. After a four-hour special Zoom town meeting,...
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Schools & COVID-19: Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona Will Answer Your...
Do you have questions for the State Department of Education about distance learning, school reopening plans, or other issues related to COVID-19? Join a live webinar this Wednesday, April 29 from...
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Standing Up for Our Students and Strong Public Schools
Teachers are reaching students in creative ways during these difficult times and doing all they can for them. As cities and towns consider school budgets for next school year, teachers must be part of...
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Survey: Distance Learning Taking a Toll on Teachers
According to a new survey from CEA, AFT Connecticut, and WFSB Channel 3, distance learning is causing stress and overwhelm for teachers, whose workload has increased. Watch WFSB’s report from last...
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Special COVID-19 CEA Advisor in Your Mailbox This Week
Get answers to your questions, plus online safety tips, teaching support, and stress management tools in a Special Edition of the CEA Advisor arriving at your home this week. You can also read the...
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Education Commissioner Addresses What’s Next for Public Education
Hundreds of teachers tonight heard answers to some of their biggest questions about how public education will move forward in Connecticut, as the state begins looking at a possible phased-in reopening...
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CEA President: Decision to Reopen Schools Must Focus on Health and Safety
An op-ed by CEA President Jeff Leake that appeared in today’s Hartford Courant and CTNewsJunkie is receiving attention from media outlets around the state. In response to a question from a Fox 61...
View ArticleEducation Funding Is Essential to Connecticut’s Future
The following op-ed by public education stakeholders appeared in today’s New Haven Register and CT Mirror. As representatives of teachers, parents, superintendents, administrators, and education staff,...
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
This Teacher Appreciation Week teachers deserve our thanks more than ever. CEA Treasurer David Jedidian, President Jeff Leake, Secretary Stephanie Wanzer, and Vice President Tom Nicholas say thank you...
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Stamford Teacher Opens Her Heart and Home to Newborn in Need
Teachers often feel the tug—from parents, community members, and their own heartstrings—to go the extra mile for the students in their care, far beyond the hours of the school day or the walls of the...
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A Special Thank You From CT Education Commissioner on National Teacher...
Watch State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona’s personal message to you on National Teacher Appreciation Day. Plus, watch how Connecticut students are saying thank you.
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CEA Supports Decision to Keep Schools Closed
CEA applauds Governor Lamont for listening to public health experts in his decision to close schools for the remainder of this school year. Making the safety and health of students and staff the top...
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Danbury Teachers Deliver on Their Promise to Students
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many students attending Broadview Middle School participated in the “Backpackers Program” of the Connecticut Food Bank. Through this program, students at risk of...
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Science Teacher Finds Novel Way to Help Healthcare Workers
When Brookfield High School science teacher Heather Biancheri learned of the impact COVID-19 was having on members of her community, she did what many fellow educators around the state began doing:...
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Stratford Teachers Answer the Call to End Hunger
On a regular Saturday, the parking lot at Victoria Soto Elementary School in Stratford’s south end sees some 150 families come through for a monthly food pickup from the Connecticut Food Bank. Lately,...
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Safety Is Top Priority as Connecticut Plans Future Reopening of Schools
At a virtual education roundtable meeting of Governor Ned Lamont’s Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, public health officials and education stakeholders discussed issues surrounding school reopening...
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Virtual CEA RA Continues Work of Association
As well as being CEA’s highest policy-making body, the CEA Representative Assembly (RA) is also usually a chance for teachers from across the state to meet up and converse with their fellow CEA...
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