CEA Launches Campaign to Vaccinate Educators Now
Vaccinate Educators Now! That’s the message of CEA’s new ad campaign launched today, featuring five Connecticut State Teachers of the Year calling on the state to vaccinate teachers and school…
New CDC Guidelines: Teachers Should Be Prioritized for Vaccination
New CDC guidelines call for prioritizing teachers and school staff for vaccinations.
Join the Recovery for All Car Caravan
Join hundreds of Connecticut residents impacted by the COVID pandemic and demand a state budget that puts the needs of the people first. Show your support for a budget that…
Coalition Urges Budget That Offers Strong Response to Pandemic
Our state’s budget should reflect our state’s priorities, but Governor Lamont’s proposed budget won’t support the recovery Connecticut needs, members of the Recovery for All Coalition said at a press…
New NEA Survey Shows Teachers Not Being Vaccinated
Twenty-seven states have begun vaccinating teachers, but Connecticut is not among them. Connecticut is not following CDC vaccine rollout guidance to prioritize teachers and instead has postponed vaccinating school staff.
Statement by CEA President Jeff Leake on Vaccinating Educators
If as a state we choose to prioritize full-time in-person learning, we also need to prioritize vaccinating educators. Teachers want to be in school with their students, but they shouldn’t…
Sign the Petition to Waive Standardized Testing
Join CEA and AFT Connecticut, and support the effort to waive standardized testing by signing a petition.
Region 14 School Staff Stand Together, Vote No Confidence in Superintendent
After a debacle with vaccine distribution in Region 14, 97 percent of school staff voted in favor of a show of no confidence in Superintendent Joseph Olzacki and COVID Coordinator Mark Hartunian.
Educators’ Voices Heard: Paid Quarantine Leave Restored
The governor has signed an executive order that requires local school districts to provide paid quarantine leave for public school educators and staff.
In Senate Confirmation Hearing, Cardona Prioritizes Vaccination for Educators
“We need to invest now, or we’re going to pay later,” Dr. Miguel Cardona told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, when asked about…