Teachers from Around the State Gather to Decide CEA Policy
Nearly 400 CEA members are gathered this weekend for the CEA Representative Assembly (RA), which is underway tonight in Cromwell. The CEA RA is CEA’s highest policy-making body. Today and…
Future Teachers Recognized
The life of an education student can be a busy one—filled with classes, school work, extracurricular activities, sometimes a part-time job, and student teaching—especially at the end of the semester.…
Join Your Colleagues for a Discussion of Alternative Education Programs
Across the state of Connecticut, there are thousands of teens doggedly in pursuit of high school completion outside of traditional high schools in alternative and adult education programs. Some have…
New Teachers Learn Strategies for Success
More than 400 teachers with one to six years of classroom experience attended the CEA New Teacher Conference at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center on April 6 to get training…
Proud to Be an East Hartford Teacher
Dozens of educators wore bright yellow stickers that read, “Proud to be an East Hartford teacher,” as they welcomed 300 plus students and parents to Silver Lane School last night.…
Don’t Pass Up an Engaging Friday Night
Next Friday, join other CEA members for an evening of thoughtful theater, engaging entertainment, and collegiality — and raise money for an important cause at the same time. On March…
CEA Retirees Spring into Action to Protect the Teachers’ Health Insurance Fund
“Active and retired teachers need to get involved in issues of importance to the profession,” said Marsha Baretta, a retired South Windsor teacher. “And right now a key issue is…
Insights From a Former Business Woman on Corporate Life vs. Teaching Life
Clare Taylor knew she’d be giving up some of the perks of the corporate world — coffee and pastries at morning meetings, catered lunches, even bathroom breaks on her own schedule…
Workshops Support Teachers in Making Their Voices Heard: Sign Up Now
A Manchester teacher says she sometimes feels like she’s in her own little world in her classroom, but she now has a solution: come to a CEA workshop. Second-grade teacher…
Rep. Gail Hamm Receives Prestigious CEA Award
At a ceremony in her honor at East Hampton Middle School this week, long-time State Rep. Gail Hamm heard from teachers how much they have appreciated her work on their…