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Building Community through Books
Members of the Bloomfield Education Association (BEA) have found a great way to build relationships—within their community and their Association—while also promoting literacy thanks to a great idea by...
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Waterbury Teacher Jahana Hayes Named National Teacher of the Year
Waterbury social studies teacher Jahana Hayes, Connecticut's 2016 Teacher of the Year, has been named National Teacher of the Year!
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Ready to Take on the Nation, It’s Waterbury’s Own Mrs. Hayes
Look out America! Teacher Jahana Hayes now has a national platform to advocate for students and teachers, as well as raise public awareness about the value of community service.
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Groton Education Association Spearheads Solidarity Day Against ECS Cuts
Groton legislators have been overwhelmed by correspondence from constituents urging them to protect education funding. A grassroots campaign spearheaded by the Groton Education Association (GEA) sent...
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Teachers’ Work is Invaluable and Essential, says President Obama, Honoring...
President Obama’s top order of business late this afternoon at the White House was to congratulate Waterbury teacher Jahana Hayes and acknowledge that it is time to empower all teachers with classroom...
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A Teacher Appreciation Day Thank You from CEA President Sheila Cohen
CEA President Sheila Cohen extends a warm thank you this Teacher Appreciation Day for all you do each and every day. Dear Colleague, Today, as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate...
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Teachers from Around the State Gather in Hartford to Decide CEA Policy
The CEA Representative Assembly (RA)—CEA’s highest policy-making body—will soon be underway at the Hartford Convention Center. Today and tomorrow over 400 CEA members, elected as delegates from CEA’s...
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CEA Members Vote in New Secretary, Reelect Treasurer
Nearly 400 delegates representing members in CEA’s 169 local affiliates voted on new business items, adopted Association policies, and elected a new CEA secretary, CEA treasurer, and Ethnic Minority...
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Delegates to the Representative Assembly Take Action on Key Issues
In an inspiring speech delivered to delegates to the CEA Representative Assembly (RA) this weekend, CEA President Sheila Cohen highlighted the need for the Association to help members connect the...
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Attend a CEA Workshop on Supporting Muslim Students and Families
Join your colleagues this Thursday in Rocky Hill for a workshop titled Supporting Muslim Students and Families: What Every Teacher Needs to Know. At this workshop, sponsored by the CEA Human and Civil...
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CEA Summer Leadership Conference: August 1-3
Summer is right around the corner—don’t forget to make plans to attend CEA’s Summer Leadership Conference. This year’s conference, which will take place August 1-3 at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center,...
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Committee Examining SBAC Gains Additional Teacher Voice
The state-level committee tasked with examining the impact and appropriateness of the SBAC exam has gained another teacher voice. West Hartford science teacher and local Association president Ted...
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Safety First: Student Assault Laws & Teachers’ Rights
Teachers are often most familiar with the support their union provides when it comes to negotiating contracts or filing grievances. The support that CEA staff offers to members extends far beyond those...
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CEA-Retired Members Elect Officers, Show Commitment to Education
CEA members’ commitment to students and their teaching colleagues doesn’t stop with retirement. Hundreds of retired teachers demonstrated that truth today with their active engagement at the...
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Bridgeport Students Help Save Program That Gives Them Opportunity to Shine
The leadership skills that Bridgeport students have learned thanks to the bilingual Talented and Gifted (TAG) program at Cesar Batalla Elementary School came in handy earlier this spring when budget...
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Supporting Local Professional Development and Evaluation Committees
Collaboration between teachers and administrators is key to shaping educator evaluation and professional development programs to improve teaching and learning and help all students succeed. Most...
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CEA-Retired Members Hard at Work in D.C.
CEA-Retired members are in Washington, D.C., this week, busy meeting with other retired teachers from around the country at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting taking place yesterday and today. NEA...
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Quinnipiac Future Teachers Honored for Activism and Dedication
A chapter of the CEA Student Program, the Quinnipiac Future Teachers Organization, has won the NEA Outstanding Local Excellence Award for a chapter with 101-200 members at the NEA Student Leadership...
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CT Teachers Celebrate the Fourth While Hard at Work in D.C.
This July Fourth, some of your Connecticut colleagues are busy in Washington, D.C., serving as members of the world’s largest democratic deliberative body: the NEA Representative Assembly (RA). From...
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National Teacher of the Year Says Union Support Has Allowed Her to Soar
In addition to being an inspirational and dynamic teacher with a compelling story, National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes is also a proud union member. Addressing the 7,500 NEA members...
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