New School Year Brings Both Hope and Uncertainty
I’ve laid low this summer, mostly watching the long drawn out run up to final passage of the so-called EduJobs bill in the Senate. Secretary Duncan has kept his promise…
Waiting for Jobs Bill Details
CEA representatives and school superintendents from across the state turned out this morning in Hartford to get details about when and how the $110 million in new federal jobs money…
CEA Statement on Connecticut Primary Results
All eyes now are on the November general election in the wake of Dan Malloy’s win yesterday in Connecticut’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. Both Malloy and his former opponent, Ned Lamont,…
U.S. House Approves Funding for Teacher Jobs
The U.S. House of Representatives on August 10 approved legislation containing emergency funds to help states cope with the Great Recession and stave off massive layoffs of educators. The legislation…
Senate Passes Education Jobs Bill – Vote in the House on Tuesday
Yesterday the Senate passed legislation to save over 138,000 education jobs. Thank you so much for all your calls and emails to your Senators! Both Dodd and Lieberman voted yes…
Call Your Senators This Weekend and Monday to Save Education Jobs
Towns in Connecticut are facing hard economic times and you or your colleagues may be facing layoffs. Fewer teachers means larger class sizes and less individual attention for Connecticut’s students.…
The Movement Towards National Standards
Connecticut’s State Board of Education voted to adopt the Common Core State Standards earlier this month and many other states are doing the same. The National Governors Association Center for…
Connecticut Not a Second-Round RTTT Finalist
Connecticut learned today that it is not among the 19 finalists in the second round of federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant funding. The second round finalists announced by…
CMT Results Released Today
Connecticut Mastery Test results were released this morning – complete results can be found here. Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan said, “This year’s test results show that from 2006 to 2010,…
CEA Delegates Join Colleagues From Around the U.S. at 2010 NEA RA
CEA delegates recently joined their colleagues from around the country in New Orleans for the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA). The NEA RA is the highest decision-making body…