Excitement flowed through the fifth-graders in Courtney Jacklin’s class this week — “NASA is in our classroom!” they told each other. NASA’s Digital Learning Network allows schools to video conference with experts…
The first case of Enterovirus D68 has been confirmed in Connecticut, after sickening children in Missouri and Illinois and spreading to other states. This virus is a respiratory illness that…
CEA-Retired members gathered at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington today to catch up with their colleagues and learn more about issues of special interest to retirees. CEA-Retired works in…
One of the many benefits of CEA and NEA membership is the discounts and deals you and your colleagues can receive. Back-to-school supplies, the NEA Propane Discount Program, and the…
Waking up in time to catch the bus can sometimes be a challenge for adolescents, and now the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is behind a solution to help them…
On Labor Day, we celebrate the struggles, successes, and hopes for a better future for America’s workforce, especially the dedicated individuals who represent the teaching profession. NEA has a list…
Teachers excel at building relationships and acting as champions for kids. Both are irreplaceable when it comes to quality teaching and learning–a fact that corporate reformers keep ignoring. “Teaching is…
Individually, teachers are champions of quality education. But sometimes the challenge can be to help them see how much more they can accomplish collectively—rather than individually— to accomplish their goals.…
A teacher is one of the most trusted people in his/her community, according to public opinion polls. So, it stands to reason, when groups of teachers band together to organize…
Former Yale educator Se-Woong Koo has a great deal to say about public education in South Korea in today’s New York Times. While students in that nation top the rankings…