How Your Local Association Can Shape the Future of TEVAL
Listen to the latest episode of CEA’s podcast to learn about changes to teacher evaluation and what local association members need to do to ensure their district gets evaluation right.
Basketball, Hockey, and Football, Oh My!
As a CEA member, you can save up to 20% on upcoming UConn football home games, home ice hockey games, and select basketball games.
Act Now: Tell Congress to Protect Your Future
Right now is our best chance to be heard on the repeal of WEP/GPO—federal penalties that unfairly reduce teachers’ social security benefits. There is a Congressional hearing Monday, and all educators can submit written testimony.
Create a Trauma-Informed Classroom
Among Connecticut’s roughly 500,000 K-12 students, 39,000 adolescents (ages 12-17) were reported to have at least one major depressive episode in the last year, and more than half experienced severe episodes. Only 24,000 received treatment.
23 CEA Members Elected to Local Offices
Voters turned out in cities and towns across Connecticut yesterday. Thank you to all of you who voted in local elections and made your voice heard.
Vote Today Like Your Job Depends on It
Education is on the ballot, and every vote counts. Don’t sit this one out.
Election Day Is Nov. 7: Make Sure You Know Who the Education-Friendly Candidates Are
Election Day is right around the corner, and Connecticut voters will soon be choosing who will represent them on local boards of education and finance, town councils, and more.
Addressing Connecticut’s Disconnected Youth
A recent report from Dalio Education found that one in five young people in Connecticut are disconnected from education and employment systems or are at risk for becoming disconnected. The…
Don’t Stop Believin’ in Changes to TEVAL, School Climate, and More
Teachers’ advocacy and activism resulted in many important legislative wins this year—but as important as those wins are, how they’re ultimately implemented is what impacts students and teachers.
Your Chance to Brighten a Child’s Holiday
The Connecticut Education Foundation Holiday Bear gift-giving project brings CEA members, communities, and local businesses together to brighten the holidays for children and teens in need across the state. There are still hundreds of children awaiting sponsors this year, so don’t wait to step up and sponsor a child yourself—or with friends or colleagues.