West Hartford Music Teacher Named CT Teacher of the Year
West Hartford teachers and music teachers from around the state have a great reason to celebrate today. One of their own, John Mastroianni, Director of Bands at Hall High School,…
Student Records Online – What are the Safeguards?
Should parents fear new technology connected with student records? Do teachers and parents know everything they need to know about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)? What safeguards…
Teacher Evaluation Questions? Call CEA’s New Hotline
Your evaluation is important to you and your profession, and CEA is here to help you through the ups and downs, challenges, and issues that may arise. That’s why we’ve…
Effects of Shutdown on CT Education Could Be Limited
It’s likely that the federal shutdown won’t have a severe impact on Connecticut public education if—and it’s a big if—the shutdown lasts what the state’s top education official calls “a…
The Government Shutdown and Education
Several government-run education websites are offline, and U.S. Department of Education Twitter accounts posted messages early today saying the accounts won’t be updated during the shutdown — but what effect will…
SAT Scores Cause for Concern?
SAT results were released today, and Connecticut’s scores remained flat, as they did on average for the entire country. (Scores for individual Connecticut schools can be found here.) This has…
Homework: Do Kids Need Less or More?
The Atlantic invited a variety of voices to weigh in recently on the value of homework, and they provide some interesting reading. Karl Taro Greenfeld decided to do his eighth-grade…
Teens Educated on Dangers of Distracted Driving
It’s a simple but important message—don’t text and drive. And it’s the center of a new distracted driving campaign that kicked off today at TheaterWorks in Hartford, aimed at educating…
Educators Important Voice in Inequality Discussion
Several recent articles, including “Lifelines for Poor Children” in The New York Times and “Can Smart Economics Turn Us Into Better Parents?” from The Atlantic, have taken a look at…
CEA Offering Workshops on Teacher Evaluation and Common Core
Teachers have a lot on their plates every year, and this year you are also implementing a new educator evaluation system and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It’s a…