Teachers Support Adequate Funding for All Students
The legislature is considering a bill that takes a baby step toward fairly funding Connecticut schools, by requiring the state to provide at least 50 percent of mandated education funding…
CEA Legislative Proposal to Eliminate Excessive Testing Takes Center Stage
More and more people are standing up and taking notice of CEA’s proposal to reduce testing and increase accountability in our public schools. Today CEA announced that its proposal is…
West Hartford Teachers Call on Legislators to Fix the Broken School Funding System
West Hartford residents, teachers, parents, and taxpayers David Dippolino, Ted Goerner, and David Simon told state lawmakers that they and many of their colleagues have been hit hard by the…
Newly Established Teacher Retiree Healthcare Trust Gets Off the Ground
Leaders of Connecticut’s teachers’ unions are applauding the new trust established in September by the Teachers’ Retirement Board (TRB) to better protect and sustain beneficiaries’ healthcare over the long term.…
CEA Legal Department Wins State-Wide Award
CEA’s Legal Department — consisting of attorneys Chris Hankins, Melanie Kolek, and Adrienne DeLucca; paralegal Linda Reed; and legal secretary Sandy Alzak — received the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Legal Department of the…
A Must Read About Charter Schools
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on the Annenberg Report CEA President Sheila Cohen says a new report about charter schools raises fundamental questions about access, equity, and accountability in…
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen Regarding Federal Complaint Filed Against Avon Teachers
CEA is working in tandem with the Avon Education Association to fully support the Avon educators named in a federal complaint filed recently in the United States District Court. All…
Read Across America Day Kicks Off With a Parade of Characters in Berlin
The classrooms at Hubbard School in Berlin were filled with book characters, including Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf, Amelia Bedelia, Captain Underpants, Pinkalicious, and Thing 1…
CEA Unveils Sculpture Honoring Sandy Hook Victims
“It’s outstanding and emotional.” Those were the words of CEA Vice President Jeff Leake today as he formally accepted and displayed for the first time, a bronze sculpture from Connecticut…
New CEA TV Ad Focuses on Teachers Rising for Student Success
Connecticut teachers go above and beyond every day for their students, despite ever-changing demands that threaten to weigh them down. This is the core message of a new public awareness…