CEA’s Safe Learning Plan Provides A Safe Way Forward
Teachers call for delayed openings, staggered schedules, distance learning, and guaranteed funding to ensure healthy and safe schools for all.
Statement from CEA President Jeff Leake on Governor’s Pledge to ‘Have Teachers’ Backs’
While we appreciate Governor Lamont’s pledge of “safety first” for our students and schools and his word that he will “have teachers’ backs” when it comes to masks, sanitizing, and social…
Teachers and Students Suffering from Nausea, Lung Disease, Sinus Infections, Headaches, Coughs, Asthma, and Other Illnesses Due to Sick Schools
Teachers urge legislators to pass HB 5431 to improve indoor air quality in Connecticut classrooms I have been working in an environment with serious mold problems, water intrusion, poor air…
Teachers Share Stories of Student Trauma, Anxiety, Toxic Stress Pervading Connecticut’s Classrooms
Call on legislators to give children back their childhood, Support Safe and Compassionate Learning Environment Initiatives
Connecticut Teachers Testify in Support of Minority Teacher Recruitment Bill
Discuss CEA’s awareness campaign to encourage more students of color to enter the teaching profession Connecticut teachers participating in CEA’s new awareness campaign to encourage more young people of color…
State’s Largest Teachers Union Amplifies Call to Diversify the Teaching Profession
CEA champions efforts to create a diverse teaching force that reflects the state’s racial and ethnic diversity
ANXIETY AND TRAUMA TOP CHALLENGES FACING STUDENTS, SURVEY FINDS
Teachers point to testing, lack of resources, other factors “I have seen an increase in the number of traumatized students and the frequency of such incidents in my 20+ years…
Mold, Rodent Droppings, Extreme Temperatures: Connecticut’s Schools Are Falling Apart and Making Students and Teachers Sick
Students are vomiting and complaining of headaches and feeling like they are going to pass out. It’s too hot, it’s like teaching in a pizza oven, and our students are…
News Release: Crisis in the Classroom: Disruptive Behavior. Disrupted Learning.
Connecticut public school teachers are sharing hundreds of stories about extreme behaviors in their schools.
News Release: NEA & CEA applaud Rep. Jahana Hayes’ introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act
The National Education Association (NEA) and Connecticut Education Association (CEA) today applauded Rep. Jahana Hayes, longtime NEA and CEA member as well 2016 National Teacher of the Year, on her introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act, H.R. 4298.