10 Ways to Get Rewarded When You Shop This Holiday Season
As the days get shorter and colder, our thoughts turn to everything that will happen during the holiday season, whether you’re gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner, hosting extended family for…
Preparing for and Conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences can sometimes be stressful, for you and the parents, but with proper planning and organization you can lay the groundwork for a productive relationship that will benefit the…
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.…
CEA Presses PEAC for Answer: What Is the Purpose of the Mastery Test?
CEA leadership pressed the state’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) today to answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the state mastery test? Frustrated that the group has…
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…
SBAC Creates Barriers for High-Poverty Districts, Not a Valid Measure of Student Growth
New research showing that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test disproportionately disadvantages students and teachers in high-poverty districts was distributed to members of the state Mastery Examination Committee today.…
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…
NAACP Approves Charter School Moratorium Resolution, Calls for Transparency & Accountability
The NAACP this weekend ratified a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter school expansion. The organization sees significant problems with the lack of oversight and accountability of many charter…
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…
October Deals and Discounts for Teachers
Check out highlighted offers from NEA Member Benefits that range from food for fall parties to guided vacations to discounts on car rentals. NEA Click & Save “Buy-lights” for October…