Former CEA Staffer Honored by Governor on 90th Birthday
Dr. Robbins Barstow, a former CEA employee, turns ninety today. His many contributions to the State of Connecticut are being recognized by Governor Rell and she has proclaimed today, October…
Parents and Students Rally with Naugatuck Teachers to Protest Budget Cuts
Nearly 100 Naugatuck teachers – joined by students and parents – organized a mass rally yesterday evening to express their concern about a projected $1.3 million budget shortfall that could…
UConn Economist Sees Education as Essential for Economic Recovery
UConn Professor of Economics and Director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, Fred Carstensen presented to CEA field staff today on the status of the Connecticut economy. While the…
NEA President Visits Bridgeport CommPACT Schools
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel heard encouraging reports from teachers, parents and principals during a visit yesterday to two Bridgeport CommPACT schools. The new school reform experiment in Connecticut’s neediest…
State Department of Education Presents to CEA on ARRA
State education officials are seeking guidance and getting answers from the U.S. Department of Education about how to use new federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
Offices Filled at 2009 CEA Representative Assembly
Nearly 500 delegates attended the 161st CEA Representative Assembly (RA) Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell. Phil Apruzzese was re-elected to a…
CEA Members Learn More About CEA/NEA
A group of 40 CEA members, 8 staff and the 4 CEA officers participated in the 2009 CEA/NEA orientation April 1-3. The CEA/NEA Orientation is an annual event organized by…