Touchdown for Waterbury High School Football
The football equipment necessary to ensure students’ safety can be expensive, and in a district like Waterbury, funding for sports programs is in short supply. “I fill out a lot…
Torrington Building Rep Steps Up to Give Back to Colleagues
Teachers are extremely busy people, but despite all of the responsibilities already on her plate Torrington teacher Sarah Mobley decided to step up and become a building rep in her…
Register Now for Teacher Leader Institute
How can teacher leaders enable creativity, collaboration, and innovation in their classrooms and beyond? Come to the second annual teacher leader institute this May at Central Connecticut State University to…
‘I Would Die for My Students, But I Shouldn’t Have To’
In the wee morning hours on Saturday, March 24, Connecticut teachers filled a bus bound for Washington, D.C., in a major show of support for students and safe schools. Teachers…
Enough is Enough: Thousands of Teachers Join Students in March to End Gun Violence
Chanting “enough is enough” and “we want gun control now,” students, teachers, parents, and community members marched from the Corning Fountain in Bushnell Park to the steps of the State…
CEA on Radio: Legislators Must Act to End Assaults by Students
As surprising as it may sound, students biting, kicking, throwing furniture, and hurting other students and teachers has become common in schools across Connecticut, CEA Program Development Specialist Robyn Kaplan-Cho…
Teachers Urge Legislators to Roll Back Unfair Teacher Payroll Tax
The increased pension contribution for teachers that legislators passed last year without so much as a public hearing is causing financial hardship for CEA members. The payroll tax increase, combined…
Teachers Share With Legislators Heartfelt Stories of Being Assaulted
Although it was after ten o’clock last night by the time the legislature’s Education Committee heard public testimony on a bill to help ensure classroom safety and address student assaults, CEA members…
Teachers Organize Walk-Ins for School Safety
Before classes started this morning, teachers and school staff in Amity, Darien, East Haddam, Marlborough, Manchester, Stamford, West Hartford, and elsewhere throughout the state gathered in their schools’ parking lots…
East Haddam Students Celebrate Reading With “Fancy Nancy” Author Visit
From bow ties to frilly dresses, students at East Haddam Elementary School made an effort to don their fanciest attire this Read Across America Day to welcome a very special…