CEA Representative Assembly Celebrates 175 Years of Teacher Solidarity, Strength
Nearly 400 delegates representing 160 districts around the state came together for the 2023 CEA Representative Assembly.
It’s Not Over
The legislature’s Appropriations Committee failed to take action on a landmark education bill with major implications for teachers, paraeducators, and students. The fight, however, is not over.
Teachers to Lawmakers: Let Us Teach, And Pay Us a Competitive Salary
As legislators continue to debate proposed bills, CEA members and leaders are ensuring their perspectives are heard. A series of CEA County Forums provided just such an opportunity, bringing educators…
Editorials Amplify CEA Priorities
From eliminating edTPA to holding charter schools accountable, CEA’s calls for much-needed change to elevate public education and our profession are reverberating. Two compelling opinion pieces recently published in the…
ONE Young and Union—Welcoming Our Newest Educators
Opportunity, networking, and empowerment are integral to CEA events for early career educators this spring that give teachers the opportunity to learn and grow together outside the classroom.
Stratford Educator Inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame
The surprise of a lifetime propelled Kristen Record, a Stratford physics teacher and Connecticut’s 2011 Teacher of the Year, into yet another exclusive group of exceptional educators.
Landmark Legislation Would Lift Up Teaching Profession
More than 600 teachers this week reached out to lawmakers urging the passage of a comprehensive bill containing key recommendations from CEA for supporting teachers, students, and public schools.
Breakfast of Champions: Teachers, Legislators Talk Education
Educators and lawmakers came together this weekend for candid conversations about the teaching profession and the multiple crises facing Connecticut schools.
Education Leaders, Advocates Call for Long-Term Funding Increase
A key legislative proposal would increase funding that reaches classrooms, supports students, and raises teacher salaries.
East Lyme Educators, Parents: Students Deserve More, Not Less
With a proposal to eliminate more than 18 positions within East Lyme Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year, scores of educators and parents packed the town’s board of education…