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
Big Blue Reading Bus Celebrates Literacy During Read Across America Week
iHeartRadio joins the Connecticut Education Foundation to bring the joy of reading and free books to students in five Connecticut towns. The year’s biggest literacy event rolled into Plainfield this morning to kick off the third annual Read Across America Reading Bus Tour to celebrate the joy of reading with hundreds of students
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.
News Release: New London Educator Receives National Teaching Award
New London teacher Elizabeth Sked was recognized before her peers at today’s back-to-school convocation as one of five recipients nationwide of the NEA Foundation’s prestigious 2020 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence.
News Release: New Survey Fuels Raging Concern about SBAC’s Detrimental Impact on Children
Teachers from across the state are sounding the alarm about the negative effects of SBAC on the social and emotional well-being of children.