Educators Unite to Protect the Retired Teachers’ Health Insurance Fund
“I paid $15,000 a year out of my pocket for health insurance before my wife and I turned 65 and were eligible for Medicare.” “Retired teachers are on fixed incomes…
Bring Your Classroom to the People Who Make the Laws
In an ideal world, state lawmakers would be able to visit your classroom to see firsthand the pace of change and the impact of school reform initiatives. But it’s not…
CEA Retirees Spring into Action to Protect the Teachers’ Health Insurance Fund
“Active and retired teachers need to get involved in issues of importance to the profession,” said Marsha Baretta, a retired South Windsor teacher. “And right now a key issue is…
Your Retiree Health Insurance Threatened: Call Now
The governor’s proposed budget completely eliminates the state’s contribution to the retired teachers’ health insurance fund for the next two years. This puts your retired health insurance fund in serious…
Workshops Support Teachers in Making Their Voices Heard: Sign Up Now
A Manchester teacher says she sometimes feels like she’s in her own little world in her classroom, but she now has a solution: come to a CEA workshop. Second-grade teacher…
Biden: “We Will Be Judged as a Society if We Do Nothing”
We will never be the same as we were before the tragedy in Newtown, Governor Dannel Malloy said this morning at a conference on reducing gun violence. “We have changed,”…
Governor Outlines Commitment to Funding for Many Public Schools
Despite the state’s fiscal woes, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to increase Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to 117 of the state’s 169 cities and towns, while…
School Safety Takes Center Stage at Legislature
Educators, first responders, parents, and others who testified before a new legislative task force today urged lawmakers not to make schools fortresses, but to maintain their status as warm and…