Teacher Appointed to the State Board of Education
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed teacher Erin Benham to serve as a member on the Connecticut State Board of Education. Click here to read the news release. CEA President…
New Poll: Parents Want an End to High-Stakes Testing
There has been a lot of research recently, clearly conveying what teachers have been saying about the effects of high-stakes testing on children—about the problems associated with our country’s focus…
Pryor Justifies his Record at Annual Back-to-School Meeting
One day after announcing he wouldn’t seek a second term, State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor defended his record, acknowledging there have been necessary revisions and much anxiety about his sweeping…
Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor Leaving
Connecticut Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor announced today that he is resigning. In a press release from the governor’s office, Pryor said he will not serve a second term and is…
State Teachers’ Retirement System Posts Impressive Investment Return
State Treasurer Denise Nappier recently announced that the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund realized an investment return of 15.67 percent. That exceeded the actuarial investment assumption of 8.5 percent. Nappier also…
Teachers participate in ‘life-changing’ summer learning institute in Mexico
Teachers Kristen Cardona of Killingworth and Marina Outwater of Prospect recently returned from Oaxaca, Mexico, where they participated in a month-long summer institute of learning for educators. The two Connecticut teachers…
Captain Obvious Speaks for Public Education
Barth Keck, an English teacher and assistant football coach, who also teaches courses in journalism and media literacy at Haddam-Killingworth High School, wrote an interesting piece for CT News Junkie,…
Teachers abuzz about Kozol’s speech
Jonathan Kozol’s speech this morning at the CEA Summer Leadership Conference hit a nerve with teachers when he said, “Using test scores to judge teachers is an absolute atrocity, even…
Lost Dr. Seuss stories available in September
Move over Cat in the Hat, there are four new books from Dr. Seuss about to hit store shelves. We’re all familiar with beloved children’s author Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel’s…
Raising creative thinkers, not test-takers
Two recent stories, including Gina Barreca’s column, “We’re Teaching to the Test—Not Students’ Futures,” in The Hartford Courant and Philip Kovacs blog post, “An Open Letter to My Son’s Kindergarten…