Educators around the state have been facing a challenging year due to the botched implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the challenges related to simultaneously implementing a new…
CEA Student Program (CEASP) members aren’t waiting around until they have classrooms of their own — they’re eager for any opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives. One such…
A teacher evaluation initiative, studied in new research released today, offers an alternative to using unreliable standardized test scores to evaluate students and teachers. This alternative holds educators more accountable…
In Naugatuck, Read Across America Day not only fosters children’s love of reading, it’s also a day to strengthen relationships and ties between students and schools. High school students gave…
The classrooms at Hubbard School in Berlin were filled with book characters, including Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf, Amelia Bedelia, Captain Underpants, Pinkalicious, and Thing 1…
At a news conference this morning at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CEA leaders released a survey of members and called for teachers to play a central role in…
Saying time is of the essence, CEA today urged the new Connecticut Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Working Group* to convene immediately with teachers playing a central role in addressing…
By CEA President Sheila Cohen In a letter to members, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel has called for a course correction when it comes to Common Core, saying that “implementation…
A new policy brief validates what teachers have known all along: Class size matters. The brief, which summarizes academic literature on the topic, finds class size makes a difference when…
Studying for and taking the SATs are a rite of passage for college-bound high school students, but a new study is casting doubt on the usefulness of this high-stakes exam.…