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CT Teachers Join National Walk-In Rallies to Support Public Education Funding
Hundreds of Connecticut students, teachers, and community members gathered together at schools across the state this morning, in support of fully funding public schools. They were part of a movement of...
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Celebrate Excellence: Nominate a Colleague for a CEA Human & Civil Rights Award
Why do we celebrate excellence? Educators live in a world filled with challenges and threats to their professions and their schools. But in spite of these challenges, they and other people and...
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CEA Members Excited To Be Part of Hartford Marathon
CEA members hit the pavement at the 23rd annual Eversource Hartford Marathon today, but not all the teachers had their running shoes on—many volunteered their time in support of the Connecticut...
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Teachers Talk to Teachers, Promote Candidates Committed to Public Education
Many people claim to speak for public education, but teachers turn to their fellow teachers when they want to know the truth about an issue—or a candidate for elected office. That’s why some Danbury...
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Teachers on Why You Need to Attend a CEA County Forum
It’s your opportunity to help improve education policy in Connecticut: Don’t miss out. Litchfield teachers were the first to take part in a CEA County Forum this fall, and they had a lot to say about...
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Teachers Share Input on Teacher Evaluation, Common Core & More
Teachers are making their voices heard—talking to legislators and offering input on implementation of new federal education law. CEA County Forums around the state offer teachers an opportunity to meet...
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SBAC Creates Barriers for High-Poverty Districts, Not a Valid Measure of...
New research showing that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test disproportionately disadvantages students and teachers in high-poverty...
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Help a Child this Holiday Season
Winter boots, a shirt, and a book. Those items were on one young girl’s holiday wish list last year, but this girl’s parents, like so many others in Connecticut, were facing tough economic times,...
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CEA Presses PEAC for Answer: What Is the Purpose of the Mastery Test?
CEA leadership pressed the state’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) to answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the state mastery test?
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Teachers Tell Colleagues: Education is Political, Get Out and Vote
Teachers from around Connecticut are urging their colleagues to get out and vote this November 8. For better or worse, many decisions affecting public education are made by elected officials. As New...
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Despite Opposition, Board of Education Approves Controversial Teacher Prep...
In spite of serious concerns raised by teachers, CEA leaders and staff, state university deans of education, and community members, the State Board of Education today voted to allow the...
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Tolland High School Students Get Out and (Mock) Vote
Most students at Tolland High School are not yet old enough to vote, but that hasn’t prevented them from civic engagement. Social studies teacher Sarah Goldman’s civics class ran a mock election...
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What Teachers Need to Know About the New Student Data Privacy Law
A law protecting student data privacy went into effect October 1, and Connecticut districts are required to make sure they’re in compliance. The public act that passed the Connecticut General Assembly...
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Now What?
Election Day has come and gone, and, although Clinton won Connecticut with 54 percent of the vote, we'll be inaugurating President Trump on January 20. What will a Trump presidency mean for public...
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CEA President Sheila Cohen on Celebrating American Education Week
This month we celebrate American Education Week, a recognition of all that is outstanding about public education in America and in Connecticut. American Education Week honors excellent teaching and...
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Why Public Education?
This year marks the 95th anniversary of American Education Week. The original purpose of American Education Week—to create awareness and support for public education—continues today. Watch CEA members...
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Children of Incarcerated Parents
Join members of CEA’s Human and Civil Rights Commission and author Nora Raleigh Baskin for a teacher-to-teacher book discussion of “Ruby on the Outside,” a 2016 IRA Notable Book for a Global Society....
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NEA Members Successfully Pressure Company to Leave ALEC
When teachers come together and stand up to the forces behind privatizing our public schools they can make a big difference. A major force pushing privatization, the American Legislative Exchange...
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Resources for Responding to Harassment and Discrimination at School
A report from the Southern Poverty Law Center shows an increase in the use of slurs and derogatory language in schools since Election Day—along with disturbing incidents involving swastikas, Nazi...
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Mastery Examination Committee’s Draft Report Falls Short
A 21-member group tasked with reviewing the appropriateness of Connecticut’s statewide mastery examination reviewed a draft report today prepared by the State Department of Education (SDE) outlining...
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