Today begins National Teacher Appreciation Week in recognition of all that is outstanding about public education in America and in Connecticut. Teacher Appreciation Week honors excellent teaching and learning. Each…
In this timely workshop just for CEA members and presented by CEA’s Human and Civil Rights Commission, you will learn the definition of complex trauma, how it manifests in school-age…
As surprising as it may sound, students biting, kicking, throwing furniture, and hurting other students and teachers has become common in schools across Connecticut, CEA Program Development Specialist Robyn Kaplan-Cho…
The Connecticut Education Association does not endorse the idea that teachers should bring guns into the classroom. Teachers must focus on educating students. Asking teachers to be armed, paramilitary operatives…
Quality public education does not happen without adequate funding. That was the message from CEA teachers and leaders who held a news conference at the Legislative Office Building this afternoon.…
Today’s ruling fails to protect education funding, and opens the door to an unprecedented assault on our schools and children. Communities all over the state have already seen the state…
As our national day for giving thanks approaches, I cannot help but think of what a challenging time this has been and will continue to be for so many of…
State funding for TEAM, the Teacher Education And Mentoring program, was unexpectedly wiped out in the budget that passed in October. TEAM is one of the most highly regarded new…
The governor yesterday signed the bipartisan budget into law, ending the draconian education cuts made under his Executive Order. The new budget restores essential ECS funding to cities and towns…
CEA’s fight for a fair budget that invests in public education has ended in the legislature with a bipartisan agreement that does not substantially cut ECS funding or shift the…