Teachers Needed: Help Shape Critical Education Legislation
The legislature has public hearings this week on bills related to fair process in teacher terminations, privacy protections for teachers, and education funding. Speak out and be heard!
Teachers Speak, Lawmakers Listen: Inside CEA’s Breakfast with Legislators
More than 150 CEA members explained why teachers need a fair process, privacy protections, paid student teaching, increases to education funding, and more.
Together We Rise: A Summit on Equity, Belonging, and Impact
Join educators from across Connecticut on Saturday, March 28, for a powerful day of connection, leadership, and storytelling focused on equity and belonging in education.
From Fear to Fairness: Pushing for Teacher Protections
On CEA’s podcast Glastonbury teacher Kristen Basiaga and Woodland Regional High teacher Meghan Hatch-Geary talk about proposals before the legislature that would ensure a fair process for educators.
Momentum Builds for Statewide Phone-Free Schools Policy
“I have seen a noticeable difference in my classroom since Torrington removed cell phones from schools,” teacher and parent Maggie McGillicuddy told legislators.
Aspiring Educators Urge Lawmakers to Pay Student Teachers
Although student teaching is a full-time professional commitment, student teachers receive no pay, forcing many to take on debt and work additional jobs necessitating long hours.
Teachers Call for Fair Treatment and Stronger Protections
“Our current system for teacher termination is unfair and creates a culture of fear for educators,” Glastonbury Education Association President Kristen Basiaga told members of the legislature’s Education Committee during a public hearing.
Stand Up, Speak Out, Stay Protected
Join us for an Immigration Know Your Rights webinar to learn what advocacy is, and is not, protected by the First Amendment, and how you may be able to expand those protections.
Lawmakers Are Listening—Now’s the Time for Educators to Be Heard
Speak out now on fairness for teachers, workers’ compensation protections, and paid student teaching.
Educators Speak Out, Call for Action in Marathon Legislative Hearing
Issues CEA members raised during an Appropriations Committee hearing included the need to increase ECS funding, maintain state magnet school funding, provide stipends for aspiring educators, ensure all teachers have a voice in Teachers’ Retirement Board elections, and enhance the disability benefit through the Teachers’ Retirement Board.