CEA’s Safe Learning Plan Provides A Safe Way Forward
Teachers call for delayed openings, staggered schedules, distance learning, and guaranteed funding to ensure healthy and safe schools for all.
NEA Answers Questions on Returning Safely to In-Person Instruction
Recent NEA webinars covered a lot of ground, including CDC guidance on how to reopen for in-person instruction and when to reclose, accommodations for high-risk groups, federal leave laws, waivers, health…
Students, Trauma, and Social-Emotional Support
Goal: CEA will continue to advocate for legislation that protects teachers and students from repeated disruptions of learning and potential physical harm, and allows all to feel safe and secure…
Statement from CEA President Jeff Leake on Governor’s Pledge to ‘Have Teachers’ Backs’
While we appreciate Governor Lamont’s pledge of “safety first” for our students and schools and his word that he will “have teachers’ backs” when it comes to masks, sanitizing, and social…
Enter to Win an Academic Award
This week is your last chance! Enter to win $2,500 to put toward teaching supplies and school-related items courtesy of California Casualty, the NEA Auto & Home Insurance provider. The contest ends…
State Board of Ed Waives Three School Days, Discusses Reopening Plan
The State Board of Education today voted to offer a waiver to Connecticut school districts for three of the 180 days usually required by state statute. Those three days could…
Check Your Email for a Survey From CEA
All CEA members should be on the lookout for a survey that is being emailed to you today or tomorrow by CEA President Jeff Leake. CEA and NEA are conducting…
Governor, Education Department Answer Questions About School Reopening Guidelines
During a webinar today State Department of Education (SDE) officials, joined by Governor Ned Lamont and Acting Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Deidre Gifford, answered questions submitted by educators…
How to Request an Absentee Ballot to Vote in the August 11 Primaries
The election this November 3 will be as important as any before it for students and teachers. Elections for federal and state positions will have wide-reaching impacts on everything from…
NEA Webinar: Safely Returning to In-Person Instruction
NEA’s Office of General Counsel and Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy teams will host a webinar about returning to in-person instruction this Friday, July 17, at 3 p.m.