Vital issue: teacher training
The Common Core always seems to be making headlines. But the all-important issue of teacher training in connection with the core too often gets lost. So, it was heartening to…
Anti-toxic testing measure/Call for Duncan resignation
A bold measure passed by the NEA RA probably has the testing industry as well as high-level national policymakers buzzing with concern today. Connecticut’s 129 teacher delegates joined nearly 9,000…
Doing the Association’s top business: See what teachers are up to
Emotions like excitement, passion, and enthusiasm along with ideas like teacher professionalism, student-centered leadership, and association organizing are on full display at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA…
Teacher Fair Dismissal Law
The new school year is still weeks away, but it’s never too early to start preparing for another evaluation. CEA advocacy over the past two years has yielded important changes…
Governor puts $$$ behind effort to make Common Core succeed
There’s probably an office in Hartford somewhere where the reports of the state’s countless task forces are gathering dust. Not so with the final report and recommendations—released today—from the Educators’…
New teacher evaluation: Was it all worth it?
Dramatic changes in teacher evaluation—too many imposed from above rather than collaboratively developed locally—have drawn legitimate criticism. And as professional educators have advocated for better systems, often they’ve been caught…
Attacks against teachers, students, and public education must stop
The goal of great public schools for every child remains the objective of the nation’s teachers unions. These associations fundamentally believe that good working conditions for teachers create excellent learning…
This may stop you in your tracks
Little research apparently has been done about how to make effective use of classroom walls. Anecdotically many of us are impressed and feel the energy of a creatively decorated classroom.…
What’s in store for Common Core Implementation
We’ll soon know what specific recommendations the state’s Educators Common Core Implementation Task Force will send to Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who established the group in March. Next Wednesday, June…
Action on a uniform school calendar: How will it be received?
The state Board of Education has approved regional plans that put Connecticut on a path to a uniform calendar for public schools. In acting yesterday, the board received a report…