Teachers and Trauma: Help Your Students, Yourself
Nearly half of all children and adolescents in the U.S. have experienced at least one type of childhood trauma. About one in every four will witness or experience a traumatic…
Educators Share Lessons Learned During Pandemic Year
Pandemic learning has tried educators and students as never before, but teachers are finding this year has also taught them lessons they’ll use going forward.
Teacher Asks $6 Million Question: ‘What Has Been Lost?’
A Glastonbury educator challenged the idea of “gains” when the state and towns cut education budgets during a meeting with his state representative.
It’s Up to Us to Fight for Our Students
Watch to find out why Danbury bilingual educator Luanelly Iglesias is speaking up for her students—and learn how you can join her.
CEA Teachers and the Law Workshops More Critical Than Ever During Pandemic
CEA members call the CEA Legal Department’s Teachers and the Law workshop “helpful” and “eye-opening,” and especially now during the pandemic it’s critical for you to know your rights and…
Grow Your Own Teacher Recruitment Program Expanding to 14 Connecticut Districts
Connecticut’s efforts to recruit and retain more educators of color are making progress thanks to a national program that’s now expanding to 14 school districts around Connecticut.
Earth Day and Teaching About Climate Change
This Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, use these resources to overcome the challenges of teaching climate change and help students understand it is an issue of interest not only to scientists.
CEA Members Come Together to Advocate for Their Students and Communities
What would it mean to your school community if your school was fully funded? That’s the question educators who attended a Monday CEA Recovery for All meeting were asked to…
Music and Arts Grants Available to CEA Members
During the pandemic, arts are playing an even more critical role in helping children express themselves, connect with each other, process stress, and stay engaged in their virtual/hybrid/socially distanced learning environment.
Proactively Assisting Students to Manage Their Stress
As children across the country return to more in-person learning, experts caution that the stress of the pandemic might be showing up in unexpected ways, and that we need to…