Connecticut Supreme Court Rules in Favor of New Milford Teachers
A four-year court case regarding a contract violation by the New Milford Board of Education against its teachers ended last Friday with a ruling in favor of the teachers. In…
Danbury’s #RedforEd Campaign Targets Education Budget
A budget that continues to shortchange students was the catalyst for Danbury teachers to pull on their #RedforEd T-shirts and kick off their spring break at a public hearing. Last…
Professional Learning Experience for Teachers!
Project Oceanology and New England Science and Sailing are partnering to offer “Sound Education: Working with NGSS and STEM in Long Island Sound”. This is a FREE two-day PD event from April 5 – April 6 for teachers in grades 4-12, with overnight accommodations provided in Project Oceanology’s waterfront hostel.
Berlin Teacher to Be Inducted into National Teacher Hall of Fame
Teachers are a selfless group who choose their profession because of a love for children and teaching, not for any expectation of accolades or honors. And that makes those times teachers are recognized and have a chance to be in the spotlight all the more special.
CEA President Jeff Leake on Congresswoman Jahana Hayes’ Resolution
We are grateful to Congresswoman Jahana Hayes for standing up for students and her colleagues here in Connecticut and across the country and saying no to guns in our schools.
Waterbury Teachers Union Stands Together Against Salary Freeze: ‘No More Zero’
Wearing #RedForEd T-shirts, several hundred Waterbury teachers showed their strength as a union, their dedication to their profession, and their value to the community they serve when they packed a…
All Aboard: Reading Bus Celebrates Literacy at Connecticut Schools
“Wowwwww.” “I can’t believe it.” “This is A-MAZING!” Those were just a few of the early reactions from fourth-graders climbing aboard the colorful, 38-foot bus outside Moriarty Magnet School in…
Statement from CEA President Jeff Leake on Governor Lamont’s Budget Address
CEA supports sensible ways of assisting the state in its efforts to make up for decades of underfunding teachers’ retirement, including the governor and treasurer’s plan to smooth out the…
CEA Members, Leaders, Staff Testify Before Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
Teachers, CEA leaders, and staff testified yesterday before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus on issues critical to teachers this legislative session. These issues included school climate,…
At Early Leadership Institute, Teachers Hone Leadership, Professional Skills
More than 40 early-career educators from Bridgeport, Manchester, Stamford, and Waterbury gathered for a kickoff meeting of the Early Leadership Institute (ELI), a program of the National Education Association, CEA,…