Supreme Court 5-4 Decision Seeks to Undermine Worker Rights
In its decision in Janus vs. AFSCME, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down nearly four decades of precedent and legal protections established by the unanimous decision in Abood vs. Detroit…
Legislators Fail Students and Teachers on Classroom Safety, Supports for At-Risk Students
Legislators failed to protect students and teachers—and lost the best chance Connecticut has had to increase classroom safety for all students and reduce discriminatory discipline for students of color and…
Heartless Assault on Immigrants Must Stop
The following op-ed by CEA President Sheila Cohen was published by CTNewsJunkie today. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking scenes of parents being arrested along our country’s southern border as their…
Join Team CEF for the 2018 Eversource Hartford Marathon
Teachers are in it for the long run and in it for the students. And nowhere is that clearer than in the annual Eversource Hartford Marathon, where teachers run, donate,…
Governor’s Veto Denies Support for Classroom Safety and Resources for Students in Need
With the swipe of his pen, Governor Malloy vetoed the best chance Connecticut has had to end the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce discriminatory discipline for students of color and special…
Pressure from Superintendents May Lead Governor to Veto Aggressive Student Behavior Bill
Governor Malloy is deciding whether to sign or veto Senate Bill 453 An Act Concerning Classroom Safety and Disruptive Behavior, now called Public Act 18-89, and unfortunately, some superintendents are…
Teachers Elect New Leaders
In contested races, 428 teacher delegates elected a new president, Jeff Leake, and vice president, Tom Nicholas, to lead the Connecticut Education Association for the next three years. The election…
Students Uncover, Share Facts About Immigration
Long before #ProtectDreamers was trending, students in Amy Claffey’s Spanish classes at Old Saybrook High School were learning about the vast hurdles undocumented people face—and the misconceptions surrounding them in…
Teachers Gather to Remember Landmark Bridgeport Strike
Hundreds of active and retired teachers, some of whom hadn’t seen each other in decades, gathered yesterday evening to commemorate a historic milestone—the Bridgeport teachers strike of 1978—which, for many,…
Administration’s Refusal to Hire Substitute Teachers Shortchanges Bridgeport Students
Hours before a drastic budget measure affecting the district’s public schools was set to take effect, Bridgeport teachers held a news conference drawing attention to school officials’ refusal to hire…