The Power of Collaboration
Many people have tried hard to transform traditional barriers to labor/management cooperation in order to produce productive partnerships. Not all have succeeded. We’re proud to report that — in education —…
Social Media Policies for Schools
Talk of social media policies seems to be increasing in districts around the state. You may have heard about the social media policy Glastonbury is considering. CEA staff invited Glastonbury…
Warning: Uncertainty Ahead
Concession talks between state employee unions and the Malloy administration are coming down to the wire. State Capitol observers are increasingly anxious about the consequences of a breakdown. As the…
Sign Up for CEA’s Summer Leadership Conference
Registration is now open for the CEA Summer Leadership Conference, August 1-3, 2011. This two-and-a-half day conference is offered annually the first week in August. Tracks and electives cover a…
Column: The New Pinkertons
CEA Executive Director John Yrchik has a great column in the April CEA Advisor. You should be receiving your Advisor in the mail any day now if you haven’t already.…
Celebrate the Environment by Educating
Earth Day is April 22 and teachers around the country are educating about the environment this week as part of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). EE Week is the…
There Must Be Consequences for Assault – Tell the Judiciary Committee to Support SB 1163
A high school student slammed the classroom door on Ann Carone’s arm. The Bridgeport teacher suffered tendon and muscle sprains that required physical therapy and caused her pain for several…
Obama on Obama
Last week President Obama seemed to have reverted to a position on testing that was at the heart of why so many educators supported his candidacy. In a town hall-style…
Stand Together April 4
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968. This year on April 4, labor unions, civil rights organizations, and religious leaders are standing together across the…
The Lore Should Not Rule the Law
Standards are high for CT teachers. We hear from so many of you that you undergo rigorous evaluations. In the words of one teacher, “I have to set goals every…