Review this Checklist Before You Head Back to School
There’s a lot to do every year as you prepare to head back to school—from setting up your classroom to preparing lessons and attending meetings your to-do list may already…
Commissioner Says Beginning of New Era as Districts Receive SBAC Results for First Time
Connecticut school districts are today getting their first look at SBAC results, and the state Department of Education anticipates releasing state-level results sometime between August 31 and September 5, according…
Teaching Tool: History Exhibit Showcases CT Stories
Teaching history is all about telling stories. Now Connecticut students have the chance to get a personal perspective on how stories shape history—thanks to a Connecticut Historical Society project titled…
Join Your CEA & NEA Colleagues to Protest Failed Vision for Public Education
Tired of listening to so-called experts pontificate on “fixing” education? Want to help reject the test, label, and punish ideas of so-called education reformers? Want all students to have a…
Preparing the Classroom for the Youngest Learners
With only a couple of weeks left before many Connecticut schools are back in session, teachers are preparing their rooms and assembling the supplies they’ll need to welcome children back…
11 Back to School Resources for Teachers
There are just a few short weeks of summer left before educators and students will find themselves back in the classroom. To prepare, check out the tips, strategies, and ideas…
No Time to Lose—New Test Committee Must Get to Work
Connecticut’s new Mastery Examination Committee—created in June by lawmakers to examine the state’s eight-hour, standardized SBAC test for third through eighth graders—should convene as soon as possible to get assessment…
Superintendent Says SBAC Suffers from Credibility Crisis
“Sadly, too many teachers have been trapped in mindless data exercises that irresponsibly neglect the story behind the numbers, turning children into faceless numbers,” Madison Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice…
CEA Members Learning, Supporting, Connecting
To become the best teacher you can be you need time to engage with quality professional learning, make connections with fellow educators, and receive support from your teaching colleagues. Every August…
Connecticut Teachers Urged to Continue to Speak Out to Get ESEA Right
NEA Government Relations Director Mary Kusler told Connecticut teachers gathered this morning for the start of the CEA Summer Leadership Conference that the Congressional Conference Committee finalizing an overhaul of federal…