School Reopening Plan to Be Shaped by Health, Education Priorities
How Connecticut returns to school in the fall is on the minds of educators and parents around the state, and the governor and State Department of Education expect to announce…
Stonington High Finds Novel Ways to Recognize Seniors
The school year is drawing to a close and high school seniors are mourning the many events and rites of passage that they are missing out on. While there’s no…
This Monday: Ask Commissioner Cardona
What will schools look like when they reopen? Will teachers and students be required to wear face masks? How will social distancing happen throughout the school day? Will distance learning…
Mindful Moment: Planting Seeds
In this week’s Mindful Moment video, CEA’s Kate Field discusses how cultivating plants can lower your stress and improve your outlook on life.
Stamford Officials Disregard Students, Parents, and Teachers: Vote to Cut Education Budget
Despite hundreds of emails, letters, heartfelt comments during virtual meetings, car caravans, and other activities protesting proposed school budget cuts, the Stamford Board of Finance last night voted unanimously to…
Teaching SEL Remotely: CEA Teachers Share Strategies
Student anxiety and mental health issues were a serious concern before COVID-19 and are even more so now that schools are not physically in session. Distance learning is no substitute…
Car Caravan Rally and Budget Meetings: Stamford Community Supports Teachers, Opposes Cuts to Education
Hundreds of Stamford students, teachers, parents, and other community members showed their opposition to plans to cut the school budget by more than $15 million during a car caravan rally…
Stamford Teachers Speak Out Against Draconian Cuts During Coronavirus Pandemic
Increased class sizes, the reduction or elimination of positions, including reading teachers, media specialists, technology teachers, social workers, school counselors, EL specialists, and art, physical education, and music teachers as…
Funniest Home Videos—Teachers Share Trials, Tribulations, Tips, and True Stories from Distance Learning
A virtual forum hosted by CEA brought elementary school classroom teachers, special education teachers, media specialists, literacy coaches, school social workers, and others together to share tips, tricks, and challenges—and…
America’s Schools Would Get Billions in Relief from HEROES Act; House Set to Vote Today
On the eve of a critical vote that could provide $100 billion in direct funding to America’s schools, the National Education Association hosted a tele-town hall urging teachers and other…