Teacher Shortage Areas for 2013-14
Every fall the Connecticut State Department of Education surveys public school districts to determine teacher shortage areas. Educators working under an endorsement that is considered a shortage area may be…
Future Teachers Recognized
The life of an education student can be a busy one—filled with classes, school work, extracurricular activities, sometimes a part-time job, and student teaching—especially at the end of the semester.…
Education Commissioner Thanks Teachers
The Connecticut State Department of Education asked that we share the following statement, released yesterday. State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor Recognizes National Teacher Day In recognition of National…
Teachers Recognized on the National Stage
Teacher Appreciation Week, which starts Monday, helps bring needed attention to the dedication and hard work that teachers around the country engage in every day. Last week that dedication and…
State Board of Education Hears About Funding Concerns
Top Connecticut lawmakers continue to hammer out details of the state budget that will be put before the full House and Senate sometime in the upcoming weeks. One of the…
Celebrate the Teaching Profession by Voting for a Fellow CT Educator
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and one Connecticut educator is already feeling very appreciated. Erin Palonen, a Griswold Middle School special education teacher, has been selected as a finalist…
Lyman Memorial Students Learn Through Sharing With Peers
“They’d never get an opportunity like this in the classroom,” Liza Escott said as she looked around at the hundreds of students sharing and learning from one another at Lyman Memorial…
Hunger Hurts: School Breakfast Program Helps
“Connecticut needs to stand up, do the right thing, and feed our children — because hunger hurts,” CEA President Sheila Cohen told participants at today’s second annual Connecticut School Breakfast…
Join Your Colleagues for a Discussion of Alternative Education Programs
Across the state of Connecticut, there are thousands of teens doggedly in pursuit of high school completion outside of traditional high schools in alternative and adult education programs. Some have…
Celebrating the Earth
The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, helped kick off the modern environmental movement. This Monday there are a wide variety of possibilities for incorporating learning about the…