Breakfast of Champions: Teachers, Legislators Talk Education
Educators and lawmakers came together this weekend for candid conversations about the teaching profession and the multiple crises facing Connecticut schools.
Education Leaders, Advocates Call for Long-Term Funding Increase
A key legislative proposal would increase funding that reaches classrooms, supports students, and raises teacher salaries.
Teachers Tell State Board Special Education Is in Crisis
A burdensome and time-consuming system with numerous glitches that takes teachers away from their students and is leading educators to burn out and leave the profession—that’s how special education teachers…
Educators Tell Legislators Why Schools Need More Funding
Where you spend your money indicates where your values lie, CEA President Kate Dias told members of the legislature’s Education and Appropriations Committees today. “If we look at our checkbook…
East Lyme Educators, Parents: Students Deserve More, Not Less
With a proposal to eliminate more than 18 positions within East Lyme Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year, scores of educators and parents packed the town’s board of education…
Connecticut Voters Support Changes to Improve School Health
According to a new survey, Connecticut Voters support establishing temperature and humidity standards for schools and other improvements.
Which Education Issues Are Legislators Addressing This Session? Listen to CEA’s Podcast to Find Out
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…
CT Teacher of the Year Named Finalist for National Honor, Vows to Promote Teaching as Respected, Prestigious Career
“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…
Teachers Excited About Legislative Session
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…
Teachers Share How to Fix the Educator Shortage—Join 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,…