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…
School Is Where the Heart Is
The coronavirus may have closed school buildings, but it has also revealed the determination and resolve of educators to help their students. This pandemic has also exposed a great divide.…
Safety Is Top Priority as Connecticut Plans Future Reopening of Schools
At a virtual education roundtable meeting of Governor Ned Lamont’s Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, public health officials and education stakeholders discussed issues surrounding school reopening plans.
Danbury Teachers Deliver on Their Promise to Students
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many students attending Broadview Middle School participated in the “Backpackers Program” of the Connecticut Food Bank. Through this program, students at risk of hunger over…
CEA Supports Decision to Keep Schools Closed
CEA applauds Governor Lamont for listening to public health experts in his decision to close schools for the remainder of this school year.
Stamford Teacher Opens Her Heart and Home to Newborn in Need
Teachers often feel the tug—from parents, community members, and their own heartstrings—to go the extra mile for the students in their care, far beyond the hours of the school day…