CEA Leaders Share Their Opinions on Keeping Schools Safe in Connecticut and Around the Country
CEA President Sheila Cohen and CEA Executive Director Donald Williams offer their insights on gun laws and school safety.
Oklahoma Teachers’ Union Sets Strike Date for April 2 After Teacher Outcry
The Oklahoma Education Association announced on Tuesday night that schools would shut down across the state if the state legislature does not pass a $10,000 pay raise for teachers and increased funding for schools by April 23.
Agreement Reached Between West Virginia Educators and State
Thank you to all of you who sent messages of support to our West Virginia colleagues. They have stood in solidarity and made their voices heard to demand recognition of their professionalism and dignity.
2018 CEF Read Across America Reading Bus Tour Makes Final Stop in Plainfield
Neither rain nor snow nor sleet would keep the bright blue bus from reaching its final destination on this blustery day. After rolling through six towns in five days, the…
CEO-Led Commission Raises Taxes, Takes Aim at Worker Freedoms, Teacher Pensions
Raising the state sales and gas taxes, eliminating the estate and gift taxes, selectively raising business taxes, eliminating collective bargaining for state workers, and reforming the Teachers’ Retirement System are…
Waterbury Building Rep Brightens Reed School for Colleagues
Building reps are often a teacher’s first point of contact when questions arise—ranging from practical matters to sensitive subjects. They are their colleagues’ contract enforcer, organizer, and spokesperson. A building…
CEA, Union Leaders, Legislators Fight for Freedoms and Rights of the Middle Class
“Stand up. Rise up. Lift up. No justice, no peace.” That was the rallying cry of more than 350 union workers on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court in…
The Wheels on the Bus Go Read, Read, Read
This morning kicked off the Connecticut Education Foundation’s 2018 Read Across America Reading Bus Tour, featuring a 38-foot bus decorated with characters from popular Dr. Seuss books and outfitted with…
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Arming Teachers to Prevent School Violence
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…
CEA Teachers, Leaders to Appropriations Committee: We Need Full, Fair Education Funding
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.…