Free PD Sessions from Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport offers a series of free, monthly professional development sessions for teachers. The upcoming workshops, and food, are free, but space is limited, so sign up now. Connecticut’s Unsung…
Tolland High School Students Get Out and (Mock) Vote
Most students at Tolland High School are not yet old enough to vote, but that hasn’t prevented them from civic engagement. Social studies teacher Sarah Goldman’s civics class ran a…
Despite Opposition, Board of Education Approves Controversial Teacher Prep Program
In spite of serious concerns raised by teachers, CEA leaders and staff, state university deans of education, and community members, the State Board of Education today voted to allow the…
North Branford Science Teacher is Connecticut’s 2017 Teacher of the Year
The applause was deafening in the North Branford High School auditorium this afternoon as students and staff celebrated one of their own as Connecticut’s 2017 Teacher of the Year. Science…
Teachers Tell Colleagues: Education is Political, Get Out and Vote
Teachers from around Connecticut are urging their colleagues to get out and vote this November 8. For better or worse, many decisions affecting public education are made by elected officials.…
CEA Presses PEAC for Answer: What Is the Purpose of the Mastery Test?
CEA leadership pressed the state’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) today to answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the state mastery test? Frustrated that the group has…
Help a Child this Holiday Season
Winter boots, a shirt, and a book. Those items were on one young girl’s holiday wish list last year, but this girl’s parents, like so many others in Connecticut, were…
SBAC Creates Barriers for High-Poverty Districts, Not a Valid Measure of Student Growth
New research showing that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test disproportionately disadvantages students and teachers in high-poverty districts was distributed to members of the state Mastery Examination Committee today.…
Teachers Share Input on Teacher Evaluation, Common Core & More
Teachers are making their voices heard—talking to legislators and offering input on implementation of new federal education law. CEA County Forums around the state offer teachers an opportunity to meet…
NAACP Approves Charter School Moratorium Resolution, Calls for Transparency & Accountability
The NAACP this weekend ratified a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter school expansion. The organization sees significant problems with the lack of oversight and accountability of many charter…