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…
Teachers Excited About Legislative Session
From the kindergarten classroom to the high school physics lab, educators across the state shared their biggest challenges, top legislative priorities, and the thing about teaching that still makes them…
Waterbury Teacher Earns National Teaching Award
Fourth grade teacher Elaine Hill got the surprise of her career this morning, when she was named a 2023 Milken Education Award winner.
‘We Have the Opportunity to Right This Ship’
While Connecticut is experiencing a public education crisis that includes a crippling teacher shortage, the state has both the capacity and overwhelming voter support to turn that around.
Enter Now: CEA Human and Civil Rights Awards
In every community, there are educators who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to social justice issues, such as LGBTQ+ support and awareness, promoting equal opportunity and equity, and creating diverse educational…
What’s Going On with the Pandemic Pension Credit?
As the next legislative session nears, CEA is resuming the push for the pandemic pension credit teachers deserve.
Opening Up More Retirement Benefits for Teachers
CEA continues the important work of ensuring a fair, secure retirement for its members, and a major goal at the federal level is repealing the Government Pension Offset and Windfall…
First Lady, NEA and AFT Leaders: ‘Thank You, Educators’
Dr. Jill Biden joined NEA President Becky Pringle and AFT President Randi Weingarten in a virtual address to the nation’s public school educators yesterday evening, thanking them for all they…
School Crisis: 74% of Teachers Consider Calling It Quits
A growing crisis in Connecticut’s public schools brought CEA leaders and elected officials together to focus on solutions ahead of the 2023 legislative session.
Teacher of the Year Ceremony Celebrates Connecticut’s Talented Educators
Teachers from more than 160 school districts across the state took the stage at The Bushnell yesterday in an event celebrating the importance of their profession and all its shining…