Expanded Pre-K Another Step Closer to the Finish Line
UPDATE: The Senate passed the bill mentioned below 33-2 Friday night and it now awaits a vote in the House. At a news conference this evening Senate leaders announced that they…
PEAC Vote on Teacher Evaluation Long Overdue
BY CEA PRESIDENT SHEILA COHEN Connecticut has parted company with those who would reduce teaching and learning to a single test score. Today the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) voted…
Time Limitations Challenge Quality CCSS Implementation
Time demands associated with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were front and center among teachers and administrators at today’s meeting of the state’s new CCSS task…
CEA Workshop: Addressing Students’ Mental Health to Improve Educational Outcomes
What are the warning signs? How can educators effectively identify and address students’ mental health issues? Come to a workshop presented by the CEA Human and Civil Rights Commission on…
Tips and Resources for Taking Care of the Earth – All Year Round
Schools across the state are celebrating Earth Day today – but how can you and your students have a positive impact on the planet the other 180+ days a year?…
Symposium on Effectiveness in Educator Evaluation Coming May 21
A symposium — Celebrating Effectiveness in Educator Evaluation and Professional Learning — is coming to the Four Points by Sheraton in Meriden on May 21. The event, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Teacher…
Retired Teachers Ask Legislators to Honor Commitments
Retired teachers turned out in droves today at the State Capitol to tell their legislators why it’s so important that the state fully honor its commitments to retirees. “It’s extremely…
Linking for Learning: Attend a Family Engagement Forum May 6
Cultivating and sustaining effective family engagement is some of the most important work educators do, and yet, with everything else on educators’ plates, sometimes the link home to families doesn’t…
Great News: State Investing in Expansion of High-Quality Pre-K
Legislative leaders and educators gathered at the State Capitol this morning to announce Connecticut Smart Start, an historic 10-year, $200 million plan to provide 50,000 children with a high-quality early…
National Healthy Schools Day
Children’s health and safety while at school is the primary concern of all educators, but sometimes we don’t realize all that a safe school climate includes. The indoor air and…