How Labor Unions Raise Wages for Nonunion Workers
While we enjoy the day off this Monday, we must remember that Labor Day is much more than a long weekend. Working men and women make this country what it…
New Guidelines Spell Out Importance of Union Voice in Teacher Evaluation
New guidelines distributed to superintendents this week have the potential to increase the effectiveness of local Professional Development and Evaluation Committees (PDECs) and ensure teachers’ voices are heard in discussions…
Keeping Cool Back at School
School is starting in most Connecticut districts this week, and temperatures are forecast to be in the upper eighties for parts of the state today and tomorrow. For schools without…
Woodstock Teacher Brings Lessons from Africa Back to Her Students
It was an incredible opportunity—spend ten days in and around Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park leading a professional development course and learning about the park and its mission. Woodstock Academy biology…
Data is State Priority
The state Mastery Examination Committee is scheduled to meet again on September 21 as it prepares to answer key questions posed by the General Assembly, including whether Connecticut’s Mastery Examinations,…
Broadway Experience Inspires Cheshire Teacher
Hamilton is the most exclusive show on Broadway, yet Cheshire English teacher Dawn DeMeo was able to join a couple hundred other teachers to not only see the show, but…
Diversity in School is Key to Achieving Equity and Student Success
“Schools save lives and make a difference. School saved my life,” U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr., told more than 200 community members, parents, teachers, students, and policymakers gathered in…
Underestimating Inequality in Schools
When it comes to public schools, we generally measure student poverty by looking at the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. According to a recent piece in…
With Close of Education Funding Trial, Students, Parents, and Teachers Now Await Verdict
After months at trial in Hartford Superior Court, the historic education funding case, CCJEF v. Rell, concluded with post trial arguments today. The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding…
Education Advocate Says It’s Time to Give Childhood Back to Children
“I probably won’t live to see the day when the happiness of children is given the priority it ought to have in an affluent and civilized society—but you might,” Jonathan…