Supporting Muslim Students: What Educators Need to Know
Teacher Kerstin Rao believes ignorance is toxic. Rao, a teacher at Bedford Middle School in Westport, spent a recent evening educating herself at a special conference on how to help…
Continued Teacher Advocacy a Must
Teachers have been speaking out forcefully against plans to shift the cost of teacher pensions onto cities and towns and raise property taxes, saying such plans would unfairly burden local…
East Hartford Teacher Helps Students, Families, and Faculty Commit to Stay Fit
Leading into May—National Physical Fitness and Sports Month—the last week of April is Every Kid Healthy Week, which shines a spotlight on students’ health and wellness and the link between…
Raise Property Taxes? Coalition, Voters Say ‘No’
Speaking out at a town hall press conference in West Hartford—which faces historic property tax hikes to cover a major shortfall in state funding—a statewide coalition of eight diverse associations,…
More County Forums Next Week: Come and Talk to Your Legislators
With a proposed state budget that would divide Connecticut’s school districts into winners and losers and saddle towns with one-third of the cost of their teachers’ pensions, it’s vital that…
Tell Your Legislators: Don’t Pass the Buck on Our Pensions
Legislators have begun to seriously consider numerous proposals, including the governor’s, to burden local cities and towns with the state obligation to fund teacher pensions. Municipalities only have one way…
Mastery Test Scores Eliminated From Teacher Evaluations
The State Board of Education (SBOE) showed its commitment to students and teachers today by voting to remove state mastery test results from teacher evaluations. “This is a big victory…
Teachers Stand Up for Public Education; Talk Priorities with Legislators
Hundreds of teachers at CEA County Forums throughout the state are speaking directly to local legislators about issues impacting education—including funding for public schools, teacher healthcare, and retirement. With…
Retired Teachers Meet Face to Face With Legislators to Discuss Policy Issues
“I find it’s important to stay involved in our Association and pay it forward,” said John Battista, one of nearly 200 retired Connecticut educators who converged on the Legislative Office…
PEAC Acts on Teachers’ Concerns: Mastery Exam Results Cannot Be Used in Evaluations
The Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) yesterday took a giant step forward in addressing teachers’ concerns regarding the use of state mastery examination results in teacher evaluations. PEAC defined the…