Labor Community Celebrates Signing of $15 Minimum Wage Bill
“Connecticut just got a raise,” state Senator Julie Kushner told the crowd assembled this morning to watch Governor Ned Lamont sign into law a bill that will increase the state’s…
CEA-Retired Members Elect New Leaders, Commit to Continued Activism
Elections and activism took center stage at today’s CEA-Retired meeting at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, where members voted for leaders to represent them and learned more about federal…
At Representative Assembly, CEA President’s Message Focuses on Strength in Solidarity, Diversity
The 171st CEA Representative Assembly continued Saturday morning, with nearly 400 delegates—teachers from every part of the state—in attendance. Addressing delegates as CEA president for the first time, veteran Cheshire…
Teachers Honored, Officers Elected at CEA RA
Nearly 400 teachers gathered at the Mohegan Sun Expo and Convention Center last night to begin setting policy and electing new leaders at the 171st Connecticut Education Association Representative Assembly…
Legislators Need to Hear from You: No Cost Shift
Legislators are still considering a proposal to shift the cost of teacher retirement onto cities and towns—and they need to hear from you. If this plan passes there will be…
Thank You for Your Dedication to Your Students and Your Profession!
This week students, families, and communities around Connecticut are expressing their gratitude to teachers, and we want to extend our thanks for all that you do. Your dedication to your…
Still Time to Register for Teacher Leader Institute!
How can teacher leaders enable creativity, collaboration, and innovation in their classrooms and beyond? Come to the third annual Teacher Leader Institute May 20 at Central Connecticut State University to…
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…
Workshop for CEA Members: Working with Transgender Students
Much of our society and the systems within it live as if the world exists in binary form. Male/female. Masculine/feminine. Man/woman. Either/or. The “both/and/neither/nor” identities inherent in transgender, gender creative,…
Stratford Teachers Agreed to Furlough Days; The District Ended Up With a $1.7 Million Surplus
“Our members did not agree to furloughs in order for the district to realize a surplus,” Stratford Education Association President Michael Fiorello told Board of Education members at a meeting…