Join Your Fellow CEA Members at the Hartford Earth Festival this Sunday
CEA members and their families will be taking part in the Connecticut Climate March and Hartford Earth Festival this Sunday, May 31. At noon we’ll be marching from the State…
Memorial Day Lesson Ideas and Resources
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, a day to honor American Civil War dead. Following World War I, Memorial Day became a day to honor soldiers killed in all…
Teachers Make Addressing Student Poverty a Priority
Family stress and poverty rank highest as barriers to students’ academic success according to a new survey of the 2015 State Teachers of the Year — and Connecticut educators agree. After listening…
CEA Releases New Survey of Teachers on SBAC
Teachers from across the state are sounding the alarm about the negative effects of SBAC on the social and emotional well-being of children. According to the initial findings of a…
New CEA TV Commercial On the Air
A new CEA TV commercial featuring Connecticut students, teachers, and parents is now on the air urging lawmakers to pass legislation ensuring less testing and more learning in our public…
Parents’ Take on Technology in Schools
Children are spending more and more time on various digital devices to complete their schoolwork. What are parents’ reactions to this trend? A new study shows that, for the most…
Bold Action on Excessive Testing Shows Teachers’ Commitment to Children
Teacher leaders from across the state took decisive action today to strengthen the organization’s position on the right of parents to opt their children out of high-stakes standardized tests and…
West Hartford Teacher Explains Why Smarter Balanced Tests Fail Students
West Hartford teacher Liz Natale became famous among educators across the country last year with her Hartford Courant op-ed, “Why I Want To Give Up Teaching.” Today the Hartford Courant…
New Food Allergies Tool Kit for Schools
Approximately six million children in the U.S. have one or more food allergies which can become an issue at any point during the school day – on the bus, at…
See Yourself & Your Colleagues: Check Out Rally Photos & Video
Thank you to the hundreds of CEA members who took time from their busy schedules to come to the State Capitol yesterday. Legislators heard your voices, and momentum is building…