CEA Wants Decisive Action on SBAC and Teacher Evaluation
Raising their voices today before an advisory committee to the state Board of Education and speaking up at a legislative public hearing on Monday, teachers are making it clear that…
CEA Standing Up for Student, Parent, and Teacher Rights
“This bill is essentially a hostile takeover of Network Schools—it’s incredibly anti-democratic,” CEA Director of Policy, Research, and Reform Donald Williams told legislators yesterday, saying that CEA strongly opposes Senate…
CEA Urges Legislators to End Link Between Teacher Evaluation and SBAC Scores
“Nowhere in research does it say that the results of a single standardized test score measure the effectiveness of a teacher,” CEA President Sheila Cohen told legislators this evening. Cohen and…
Legislators Urged to Strengthen Student Data Privacy Protections
“Connecticut is among a small minority of states that have yet to enact legislation pertaining to the protection and use of student data, leaving our children and families inadequately protected,”…
CEA Backing Legislation to Help Teachers Bearing Burden of Unsubstantiated Allegations
It can be shockingly easy for an upstanding educator to face unfounded accusations that require an investigation by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). As the law now stands, even…
Oh, the Places You’ll Go… With a Book
Sitting elbow to elbow, knee to knee, with books in hand, nearly 300 students filled the hallways at Franklin Elementary School in Stratford today to celebrate Read Across America Day,…
Who’s in Charge?
CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg today urged legislators not to surrender their authority to a state agency—the state Department of Education. Testifying before the legislature’s Education Committee, Waxenberg said that…
Get Critical Information at CEA Meetings this March
Join your colleagues at a CEA Regional Meeting in March to find out how the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) could change your work in the classroom. ESSA gives…
Legislative Budget-Writing Committee to Hear CEA Members’ Concerns
CEA members’ concerns about education and retiree health care funding will be front and center tonight at a public hearing of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee as CEA staff members outline…
New Report Highlights Student Testing Concerns
A new report on student testing is a step forward, according to Connecticut teachers, but much more investigation and research must be done before policymakers can assure students and parents…