New Report Conceals SBAC Problems
While many states have embraced improvement in their statewide assessment programs and have rejected invalid tests, Connecticut remains stuck in a program that is harmful to teaching and discriminatory to…
High School & Middle School Teachers: Apply Now for a California Casualty Athletics Grant
Public high schools and middle schools in need of financial help can score up to $3,000 for their sports programs with a California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant. California…
Calling All New(er) Teachers!
Save the date! CEA’s New Teacher Conference for educators with six or fewer years in the classroom will be taking place April 1 this year. The conference includes workshops and…
PEAC Responds to Teachers’ Concerns; Agrees More Time Needed to Define Use of State Mastery Test
Connecticut’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) today acted on teachers’ concerns regarding the use of mastery examination scores in their evaluations. PEAC unanimously agreed recommending to the State Board of…
Demand a Secretary of Education Who Supports High-Quality Public Schools for Every Student
Teachers have been disappointed and frustrated, though not surprised, by President-elect Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for U.S. secretary of education. With this nomination, the nation is entering dangerous, uncharted…
East Lyme Kindergartners Make the Holidays Brighter for Others
Thanks to the efforts of their teachers and parents, kindergarten students at Flanders Elementary School in East Lyme had the opportunity to find out how good it feels to give…
Showcase Your Local Association Newsletter or Website
Does your local Association have a newsletter or website? If the answer is yes, why not enter the CEA Newsletter and Website Competition? The annual competition is open to all…
Mastery Examination Committee’s Draft Report Falls Short
A 21-member group tasked with reviewing the appropriateness of Connecticut’s statewide mastery examination reviewed a draft report today prepared by the State Department of Education (SDE) outlining several findings and…
Resources for Responding to Harassment and Discrimination at School
A report from the Southern Poverty Law Center shows an increase in the use of slurs and derogatory language in schools since Election Day—along with disturbing incidents involving swastikas, Nazi…
NEA Members Successfully Pressure Company to Leave ALEC
When teachers come together and stand up to the forces behind privatizing our public schools they can make a big difference. A major force pushing privatization, the American Legislative Exchange…