Requiring a minimum starting salary for Connecticut teachers, ensuring more play-based learning, lessening the role of standardized tests, improving teacher evaluation—these are just some of the legislative initiatives that CEA…
“Carolyn is a rock star educator and one of the many hidden gems of Bristol. It was only a matter of time before the state and nation took notice,” said…
From the kindergarten classroom to the high school physics lab, educators across the state shared their biggest challenges, top legislative priorities, and the thing about teaching that still makes them…
There’s no silver bullet to solving the teacher shortage—the issue has to be addressed from many angles. Teachers need to be paid more, but they also need smaller class sizes,…
Look for your ballot and vote in experienced, knowledgeable candidates to the State Teachers Retirement Board to protect teachers’ pension and retiree healthcare benefits.
Join teachers across the state for the first ever CEA Breakfast with Legislators. This exclusive opportunity will allow you to have candid conversations and educate legislators on the issues facing you and your students.
Teachers are in the best position to know how to better retain and recruit educators, and recent state teachers of the year and finalists had an opportunity to share their answers with Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker and staff at the State Department of Education during a roundtable discussion.
The gym at Lebanon Middle School was filled with the sounds of bouncing balls and laughing children on a recent rainy January morning as students enjoyed themselves while getting some…
No teacher wants to be on the receiving end of attacks about what is being taught in the classroom, but in the current political climate, it’s best to be prepared.…
Fourth grade teacher Elaine Hill got the surprise of her career this morning, when she was named a 2023 Milken Education Award winner.