Archaic Laws Negatively Impacting Teachers, Barrier to Recruiting and Retention
Educators are calling for a repeal of WEP/GPO provisions that eliminate earned retirement benefits from millions of Americans.
CEA Lobby Day
Join CEA members at the State Capitol to meet with your legislators and urge them to pass bills that enhance the teaching profession.
National Healthy Schools Day Puts Spotlight on Indoor Air
Marking National Healthy Schools Day, Connecticut’s School Indoor Air Quality Working Group called on policymakers to continue funding and prioritizing healthy teaching and learning environments for the state’s public school educators, staff, and students.
Act Now to Save Key Education Priorities
Legislators last week missed a critical opportunity to fund priorities vital to elevating the teaching profession. With exactly a month left of the legislative session, CEA is calling on its members to reach out to lawmakers and ask them to act now.
Teachers Tell Legislators Why Starting Salaries Must Be Raised
At a recent meeting in Glastonbury, teachers shared with legislators Rep. Jill Barry, Rep. Jason Doucette, and Senator MD Rahman why it’s so important that the state raise starting salaries for educators.
Contact Legislators and Tell Them to Keep Teacher Priorities Moving Forward
A priority bill for teachers, SB 381, has made it out of the Education Committee, and now we need Appropriations Committee members to act to approve our issues and send the bill on to the full legislature.
Key Education Bills Advance
It’s been a banner week for education priorities at the state legislature, with many bills and resolutions moving closer to being adopted. Key among these is SB 381, which includes a COVID credit for teachers, enhanced starting salaries, just cause provisions, restoring good faith to the DCF mandated reporting process, and much more.
County Forums a Space for Ideas, Dialogue on Education
CEA members gathered last night for the first of several county forums being held across the state, many of them featuring guest legislators.
‘If Only Love Paid the Bills’—Educators Tell Legislators to Raise Starting Salaries, Provide COVID Credit
CEA members, leaders, and staff turned out in person and via Zoom yesterday to testify at a legislative public hearing–and hundreds more members submitted written testimony.
Stratford Community Rallies Against Education Cuts
Gesturing to the overflowing room, Stratford Education Association President Michael Fiorello told the Stratford Town Council last night, “Look around. Stratford wants fully staffed schools.”