CEA Wants Decisive Action on SBAC and Teacher Evaluation
Raising their voices today before an advisory committee to the state Board of Education and speaking up at a legislative public hearing on Monday, teachers are making it clear that…
CEA Standing Up for Student, Parent, and Teacher Rights
“This bill is essentially a hostile takeover of Network Schools—it’s incredibly anti-democratic,” CEA Director of Policy, Research, and Reform Donald Williams told legislators yesterday, saying that CEA strongly opposes Senate…
CEA Urges Legislators to End Link Between Teacher Evaluation and SBAC Scores
“Nowhere in research does it say that the results of a single standardized test score measure the effectiveness of a teacher,” CEA President Sheila Cohen told legislators this evening. Cohen and…
Legislators Urged to Strengthen Student Data Privacy Protections
“Connecticut is among a small minority of states that have yet to enact legislation pertaining to the protection and use of student data, leaving our children and families inadequately protected,”…
CEA Backing Legislation to Help Teachers Bearing Burden of Unsubstantiated Allegations
It can be shockingly easy for an upstanding educator to face unfounded accusations that require an investigation by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). As the law now stands, even…
March Deals and Discounts from NEA Member Benefits
Spring holidays, vacations, and spring weather will soon be upon us. Check out these highlighted deals and discounts from NEA Members Benefits. NEA Click & Save “Buy-lights” for March 2016…
Iditarod in the Classroom
Setting out on March 5, teams of 12 to 16 dogs and their mushers will cover more than 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome in 10 to 17 days. Follow the…
Need for Useful, Fair State Assessment Remains
The State of Connecticut today took a very small step to cut back on student testing by eliminating the English Language Arts (ELA) performance task section of the SBAC exam.…
Who’s in Charge?
CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg today urged legislators not to surrender their authority to a state agency—the state Department of Education. Testifying before the legislature’s Education Committee, Waxenberg said that…
Get Critical Information at CEA Meetings this March
Join your colleagues at a CEA Regional Meeting in March to find out how the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) could change your work in the classroom. ESSA gives…