Get Involved and Amplify the Teacher Voice This Election Season
The 2024 election is just over a month away—do you know where candidates stand on the issues important to educators and how to get involved to elect pro-education candidates?
School Safety Concerns in Bridgeport Escalate
At a packed Bridgeport BOE meeting Monday, community members raised intensifying concerns about lapses in district leadership and communication in the wake of school threats, with many calling for the board chair and school superintendent to step down.
Start Strong: Planning and Tech Tips for a Successful Year
West Hartford Spanish teacher Dana Martin shares a number of time management strategies, classroom routines, and technology tips especially useful for early-career educators in the latest episode of CEA’s podcast.
Alliance District Teachers: Refinance Private Student Loans at Low Rates
Do you teach in an Alliance District? Do you have private student loan debt? A state program could save you up to thousands of dollars over the life of your loan by allowing you to refinance existing private student loan debt.
Special Education Teachers: Share Your Feedback with State Committee
The Special Education Task Force, a legislatively appointed committee, wants to hear from special education teachers at feedback sessions being held next week.
As Threats of Violence Continue to Plague Connecticut Schools Bridgeport Administration Fails Teachers
There have been more than 20 threats of violence levied at Connecticut public schools this school year, and today Ansonia schools are closed while Bridgeport schools opened late and subsequently decided to close early and cancel Friday classes.
Bill to Repeal WEP/GPO Clears Important Hurdle, Moves Forward to a Vote
As of this afternoon 218 members of Congress have signed on to a discharge petition for a bill to repeal WEP/GPO, meeting the threshold that ensures the bill will come up for a vote in Congress.
Retired Teachers Hear Latest on Pensions, WEP/GPO, and More
“We cannot do what we do without the work of our retired educators,” CEA President Kate Dias told CEA-Retired members at their annual fall meeting.
It’s National Voter Registration Day—Are You Registered?
Millions of Americans miss out on the opportunity to vote every year because they don’t meet deadlines or don’t know how to register. If you aren’t registered, or you know someone who isn’t, please check out the information below.
Educators a Key Driver in Connecticut Roadmap for Economic Growth
A recently released roadmap to economic and workforce development in Connecticut includes input from CEA leaders and recognizes the role teachers play.