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School Funding, DeVos & More: CEA Leaders Speaking Out on the Air
CEA leaders are speaking out about the governor’s budget proposal, the need for the state to invest in all public schools, Betsy DeVos, and more. During a recent appearance on WDRC AM, CEA Executive...
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Coming March 18: Three Free PD Workshops for CEA Members
CEA is providing three exciting professional development workshops to members free of charge this March 18. The topics of the workshops are as follows: For K-3 educators—Common Core Standards and their...
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CEA President: CT Teachers Will Continue to Stand Up for Transgender Students
The Trump administration has rescinded federal protections for transgender students in public schools that allowed them to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity. While...
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CEA to Legislature’s Education Committee: Create a System That Delivers...
Calling Connecticut’s system for funding public education “irretrievably broken,” CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg unveiled a bold new plan to ensure...
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Happy Read Across America Day!
Students and teachers across the country celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday today by reading, writing, learning—and having a lot of fun. First-grade students in Tricia Lee’s class in Windsor Locks listened...
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New Teachers: CEA Conference Just for You on April 1
If you are an educator with six years or less in the classroom and are looking to improve your skills, plan to attend CEA’s New Teacher Conference on April 1 at the Mystic Marriott Hotel in Groton....
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CEA Asks Legislators to Demand Accountability, Transparency for Charter...
CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg testified before the Education Committee today in favor of a bill that expands accountability and transparency for charter management organizations (CMOs) that run...
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Educators Share Concerns With Legislators on Special Ed Proposals
Every year legislators on the Education Committee deliberate over many bills that could have a big impact on children, parents, and educators. This legislative session, special education is receiving...
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CEA Workshops Create New Opportunities for Teachers
Nearly 200 teachers turned out for free CEA professional development workshops in Rocky Hill Saturday, making good use of the opportunity to learn, engage, and connect. Educators who teach preschool...
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CEA Expresses Alarm to President Trump Over Deportation of Students
CEA is joining together with other Connecticut education stakeholders to urge President Trump to ensure that schools continue to be safe places where children, regardless of immigrant and/or...
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PEAC Acts on Teachers’ Concerns: Mastery Exam Results Cannot Be Used in...
The Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) took a giant step forward in addressing teachers’ concerns regarding the use of state mastery examination results in teacher...
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Retired Teachers Meet Face to Face With Legislators to Discuss Policy Issues
“I find it’s important to stay involved in our Association and pay it forward,” said John Battista, one of nearly 200 retired Connecticut educators who converged on the Legislative Office Building this...
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Teachers Stand Up for Public Education; Talk Priorities with Legislators
Hundreds of teachers at CEA County Forums throughout the state are speaking directly to local legislators about issues impacting education—including funding for public schools, teacher healthcare,...
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Mastery Test Scores Eliminated From Teacher Evaluations
The State Board of Education (SBOE) showed its commitment to students and teachers by voting to remove state mastery test results from teacher evaluations.
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Tell Your Legislators: Don’t Pass the Buck on Our Pensions
Legislators have begun to seriously consider numerous proposals, including the governor’s, to burden local cities and towns with the state obligation to fund teacher pensions. Municipalities only have...
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More County Forums Next Week: Come and Talk to Your Legislators
With a proposed state budget that would divide Connecticut’s school districts into winners and losers and saddle towns with one-third of the cost of their teachers’ pensions, it’s vital that...
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Raise Property Taxes? Coalition, Voters Say ‘No’
Speaking out at a town hall press conference in West Hartford, a statewide coalition of eight diverse associations, including CEA, called on legislators to avoid shifting the state’s financial...
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East Hartford Teacher Helps Students, Families, and Faculty Commit to Stay Fit
Leading into May—National Physical Fitness and Sports Month—the last week of April is Every Kid Healthy Week, which shines a spotlight on students’ health and wellness and the link between nutrition,...
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Continued Teacher Advocacy a Must
Teachers have been speaking out forcefully against plans to shift the cost of teacher pensions onto cities and towns and raise property taxes, saying such plans would unfairly burden local taxpayers...
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Supporting Muslim Students: What Educators Need to Know
Teacher Kerstin Rao believes ignorance is toxic. Rao, a teacher at Bedford Middle School in Westport, spent a recent evening educating herself at a special conference on how to help students and...
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