New guidelines distributed to superintendents this week have the potential to increase the effectiveness of local Professional Development and Evaluation Committees (PDECs) and ensure teachers’ voices are heard in discussions…
School is starting in most Connecticut districts this week, and temperatures are forecast to be in the upper eighties for parts of the state today and tomorrow. For schools without…
A message to teachers from CEA President Sheila Cohen Another school year means another year to have the honor, the opportunity, as well as the responsibility, to touch the “tomorrows”…
Teachers and students are heading back to school! NEA editors have compiled a list of some of the best articles and resources to help you—whether new or veteran—be ready for…
It was an incredible opportunity—spend ten days in and around Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park leading a professional development course and learning about the park and its mission. Woodstock Academy biology…
Visit neamb.com/BTS to find the resources you need to prepare your classroom and yourself as you get ready to head back to school: Classroom organization project ideas: Get inspired to…
The state Mastery Examination Committee is scheduled to meet again on September 21 as it prepares to answer key questions posed by the General Assembly, including whether Connecticut’s Mastery Examinations,…
Hamilton is the most exclusive show on Broadway, yet Cheshire English teacher Dawn DeMeo was able to join a couple hundred other teachers to not only see the show, but…
When it comes to public schools, we generally measure student poverty by looking at the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. According to a recent piece in…
After months at trial in Hartford Superior Court, the historic education funding case, CCJEF v. Rell, concluded with post trial arguments today. The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding…