CEA to Legislators: Yes, It Is a Teacher Tax
CEA President Sheila Cohen today sent a letter to legislators explaining why teachers oppose the teacher payroll tax in the latest budget proposal. Some legislators have been telling teachers the…
New CEA TV Ad Now on Air
The second in a pair of CEA TV commercials highlighting the important work of public school teachers is now on air. The ad draws attention to the teachers who recognize…
Teachers Share How They Inspire Their Students and Make a Difference
Our students need dedicated, caring teachers to succeed. That’s the message of an ad campaign CEA has been running this month. The ads showcase the importance of every student and…
Teachers Speak Out Against the Teacher Tax
Thousands of teachers are emailing their legislators about the teacher tax in the latest state budget proposal. Please click here and join them. Then read a statement from CEA President…
Teacher Tax Back in Latest Budget Proposal
Legislative leaders have a new budget proposal, and once again it targets teachers with an unnecessary and unfair tax. We need you to contact your legislators today and tell them…
Marlborough Teachers Build Community While Raising Money for Scholarship
Every year the Marlborough Education Association (MEA) awards a college scholarship to a high school senior, and the teachers have hit upon a great way to raise scholarship funds: pasta.…
Teachers Hit the Pavement for Colleagues, Children in Need
Braving chilly morning temps, CEA members and their families came out in force today at the 24th annual Eversource Hartford Marathon. Some wore race bibs and running shoes; others staffed…
Tax on Teachers Is Back, Cost Shift Still in Play
Legislative leaders are again trying to craft a state budget, and again trying to balance the budget on the backs of students and teachers. The teacher tax is once again…
CEA Goes to Court to Block Education Funding Cuts
CEA joined with Torrington and Plainfield teachers, a Brooklyn parent and her two children, and the municipalities of Torrington, Plainfield, and Brooklyn yesterday to file a lawsuit against cuts to…
CEA, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Municipalities Take the State to Court to Prevent $557 Million in Education Funding Cuts
The Connecticut Education Association, the city of Torrington, the towns of Brooklyn and Plainfield, as well as teachers, students, and parents in those municipalities are taking the state to court…