Vote in the 2024 Get Out the Vote Postcard Contest
Teachers from around the country have submitted postcard designs for NEA’s Get Out the Vote Postcard Contest, and now it’s your turn to vote.
CEA Members Engage in New Campaign to Share Union Stories
What do CEA and your local association mean to you? Seven of your colleagues shared their union stories for a new CEA ad campaign, Because of Our Union.
Theme Park Vacations—For Less
Visiting amusement parks is perhaps one of America’s most beloved pastimes, but it can get expensive very quickly. Here in Connecticut, as a CEA member you can save on admission to Quassy Amusement Park and Lake Compounce all summer long.
CEA Members Advance Association Goals, Support Workers’ Rights
Every year, teachers from across the country come together for the NEA Representative Assembly, NEA’s top decision-making body, to draft and debate new policies, adopt a strategic plan and budget, and listen to speeches from NEA leaders and other prominent educators and activists.
Register for Day of Collaboration and Professional Learning
U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona is a featured speaker at this year’s Empowered to Lead Symposium, an annual event hosted by the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council and open to all teachers across the state.
Farmington Student’s Social Justice Efforts Earn National Recognition
Farmington High School junior Sreenidi (Sree) Bala was recognized at the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards Banquet with the SuAnne Big Crow Memorial Award for her work to advocate for racial equity and passion for inclusivity for neurodivergent students.
CEA Members Unite with Thousands at NEA Representative Assembly
Eighty-seven CEA members are joining nearly 7,000 educators from around the nation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this week for the 2024 National Education Association Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (RA).
Rising Stars: CEA Aspiring Educators Recognized for Union Chapter’s Growth
CCSU’s chapter of CEA’s Aspiring Educators Program has grown by leaps and bounds in just one year, and the chapter’s leaders were recognized for their hard work at the annual NEA Aspiring Educators Conference.
Get Serious About Summer Reading
When it comes to summer, reading may not be the first thing—or even in the top 10 things—kids have in mind! But reading can be the ideal summer activity. Check out resources to launch a summer of reading for a child in your life.
Save This Summer
The Connecticut State Department of Education is offering discounts at a variety of local businesses to all school staff again this summer.