CEA’s Safe Learning Plan: Critical steps to prioritize health, safety, and equity
New COVID-19 Research Prompts Teachers to Call For Delayed Openings, Expanded Remote Learning Plans, and Upgraded HVAC Systems to Ensure Healthy and Safe Schools
Reps. Hayes and Courtney Talk School Reopening With CEA Members
2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes says that she’s dealt with many challenges since being elected to Congress in 2018, but reopening schools during a pandemic has been…
CEA and AFTCT respond to Governor Lamont’s announcement to provide funding for school reopening plans
“Governor Lamont’s announcement of an additional $166 million to support school reopening plans is welcome news for educators and parents across the state. It demonstrates that the collective voices of…
Teachers Drive the message home
School opening requires safety, equity, and funding.
Guidance for Equitable, High-Quality, and Culturally Responsive Remote Learning Plans
In collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education and public education advocates the Center for Public Research and Leadership at Columbia University has developed guidance to support districts in creating…
Governor Listens to Teachers’ Concerns During Roundtable Discussion; Announces Additional Flexibility for Reopening
CEA and AFT Connecticut organized a meeting between the governor and teachers and were pleased that the governor responded to teachers’ concerns regarding the need for safety, equity, funding, and flexibility.
Teachers Take Their Message to the Streets in Safety First Car Caravan Rallies Across the State
Across the state, students, parents, and community members joined School Safety First Car Caravans to demand safe school reopening plans.
CEA School Safety First Car Rally
School Safety First Car Caravan Rallies Being Held Across the State. Hundreds of educators are participating in car caravan rallies in 25 communities across the state.
Washington Weighs In: Senator Chris Murphy on School Reopening
More than 70 CEA members who are local leaders in their associations joined a virtual meeting with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy this week to hear congressional plans and challenges when…
Bloomfield Teachers Organize Black Lives Matter March
Hundreds turned out for a community march for students, teachers, and families—Black Lives Matter in Bloomfield Schools—organized by Carmen Arace Intermediate School fifth grade teacher Mary Kay Rendock and her colleagues throughout the district.