Teacher Evaluation: Focus Back on PEAC
Educators got a sneak preview this week into what’s ahead for the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC). CEA is one of many public education stakeholders who sit on the advisory…
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Problems with SBAC Focus of State Department of Education Meeting
Students and educators who came to the State Department of Education this afternoon to share their experiences with the state’s High School Assessment Working Group said that SBAC is taking…
The Consequences of High Stakes Testing
When testing becomes too high stakes, there are lots of unintended consequences. Officials in India are seeing that this week as images of parents climbing the outside of school buildings…
Other States Are Moving Forward with Plans to Reduce High-Pressure Testing: CT Can Join Them
In testimony before the Education Committee tonight, CEA leaders will bust the myth that the U.S. Department of Education is not open to flexibility to address the excessive testing and…
CEA Proposal to Limit Testing Focus of Radio Program
“High-stakes standardized tests are sucking the educational oxygen out of the room for teaching and learning,” CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg told host John Dankosky this morning on WNPR’s “Where…
CEA Legislative Proposal to Eliminate Excessive Testing Takes Center Stage
More and more people are standing up and taking notice of CEA’s proposal to reduce testing and increase accountability in our public schools. Today CEA announced that its proposal is…
West Hartford Teachers Call on Legislators to Fix the Broken School Funding System
West Hartford residents, teachers, parents, and taxpayers David Dippolino, Ted Goerner, and David Simon told state lawmakers that they and many of their colleagues have been hit hard by the…
CEA Urges Required Funding of Retired Teachers Health Insurance Fund
If the legislature does not adequately support the Retired Teachers’ Health Insurance Fund, the fund’s instability and potential for insolvency will continue. That’s what CEA Retirement Specialist Robyn Kaplan-Cho told members…
As State Budget Crisis Looms, Voters Want Protections for Neighborhood School Funding
Saying 3 out of 4 public schools are doing an excellent or good job, Connecticut voters (8 out of 10) want to ensure that their neighborhood public schools do not…