Happy Holidays, From CEA
CEA Vice President Tom Nicholas, CEA President Jeff Leake, and all of us at CEA wish you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year.
DeVos’ School Safety Plan Ignores Schools’ Real Needs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Federal Commission on School Safety was supposed to address gun violence in our schools and recommend ways schools can keep students safe. Instead, the commission yesterday…
DeVos’ School Safety Plan Ignores Schools’ Real Needs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Federal Commission on School Safety was supposed to address gun violence in our schools and recommend ways schools can keep students safe. Instead, the commission yesterday released…
Victory for Wallingford Teachers, Students, but Fight Continues Against Mega High School
“We made a difference,” said Wallingford Education Association (WEA) President Lou Faiella, regarding the Board of Education’s decision last night to scrap any plans for consolidating the town’s two middle…
Waterbury Students Visit CEA, Sandy Hook Memorial
When CEA installed the Sandy Hook memorial created by sculptor Marilyn Parkinson Thrall in front of CEA Headquarters in Hartford last year, it was with the idea that members and…
Athletics Grants Available to High School & Middle School Teachers
Have sports programs at your school been impacted by inadequate budgets? Public high school and middle schools sports teams in need of financial help can score up to $3,000 for…
2013 CEA McCormack Award Winner on Why You Should Apply for This $2,000 Award
You probably know many outstanding teachers who would qualify for the John McCormack CEA Award for Teaching Excellence. Here’s your chance to nominate one of them—or you can even nominate…
Wallingford Teachers Support School Renovation Plan That Puts Students First
Wallingford teachers turned out in force, and in #RedforEd T-shirts, to ask for a school renovation plan that puts students first. The plan—one of six options a consulting group presented…
ACES Building Rep Goes the Distance to Communicate With Members
Meet this month’s Building Rep Superhero: Salman Hamid
“Must Be Nice to Have Summers Off!”
Comebacks to those annoying comments about your profession