MATT DAMON USES HIS FAME TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Attend a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. in New London. Narrated by Matt Damon, whose mother is teacher, the movie, explores the real cost…
RIGHT TO WORK IS REALLY RIGHT TO BEG
The Janus case, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, isan effort to weaken unions—and the protections that help safeguard teachers’ salaries, benefits, and rights. Attend an upcoming CEA County Forum in your area and learn how you can help continue to protect teachers’ hard-won salaries and benefits
OUR STUDENTS CAN’T WAIT: RESTORE ECS FUNDING NOW
CEA and AFTCT leaders sent a letter urging legislators to hold a special session, prior to the start of the regular on Feb. 7 to restore education funding cut by the governor. Read the letter to legislators. Read the story.
Our Students Can’t Wait: Address Education Funding Now
Legislators must address education funding and reverse the additional $58.2 million in cuts to public schools before the start of the regular legislative session.
News Release: CEA Urges Hartford Healthcare and Anthem to End Negotiating Impasse
The Connecticut Education Association and its 43,000 members are calling on Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to end their negotiating impasse.
News Release: CEA, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Municipalities Withdraw Lawsuit
The lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Education Association against Governor Malloy influenced the passage of the new state budget, and helped restore ECS funding to all of our schools.
News Release: Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Passage of Bipartisan State Budget
The fight for a fair budget that invests in public education has ended in the legislature with a bipartisan agreement that does not substantially cut ECS funding or shift the cost of teacher retirement onto cities and towns.
News Release: Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Teacher Tax
Teachers stand together, unequivocally opposed to a teacher tax.
News Release: CEA, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Municipalities Take the State to Court to Prevent $557 Million in Education Funding Cuts
The Connecticut Education Association, the city of Torrington, the towns of Brooklyn and Plainfield, as well as teachers, students, and parents in those municipalities are taking the state to court over the loss of millions in education funding.
News Release: New CEA Ad Campaign Puts Students, Teachers, and Public Schools in the Spotlight
Our public schools are filled with teachers who recognize each student’s true potential and provide the encouragement, inspiration, and support to help every student achieve, because every student matters and every teacher matters.