Teacher Tax Back in Latest Budget Proposal
Legislative leaders have a new budget proposal, and once again it targets teachers with an unnecessary and unfair tax. We need you to contact your legislators today and tell them…
Tax on Teachers Is Back, Cost Shift Still in Play
Legislative leaders are again trying to craft a state budget, and again trying to balance the budget on the backs of students and teachers. The teacher tax is once again…
CEA Seeking Injunction: Executive Order Violates State Law
The Connecticut Education Association today announced it is seeking an injunction to prevent Governor Malloy from implementing his executive order and cutting $557 million in education funding to cities and…
CEA President Sheila Cohen Statement on CCJEF Appeal
Today’s arguments in the CCJEF v. Rell case, regarding equality in funding and resources for our schools, are more important than ever. The lower court ruling last September—which failed to…
Statement From CEA President Sheila Cohen on State Budget Veto
With today’s veto of the Republican budget, CEA is calling on legislators to convene immediately to create a real bipartisan budget that works for all of us and invests in…
Governor Malloy Wrong on Teacher Tax
Governor Malloy shocked teachers in Connecticut today when he refused to rule out supporting a Teacher Tax. He also misspoke when he said he had not heard from teachers regarding…
Setting the Record Straight on the Teacher Tax
A message from CEA President Sheila Cohen Thank you for your advocacy and activism in fighting back against the teacher tax and the cost shift proposals. The Republican budget that…
Urge Governor Malloy to Veto Republican Budget With Unprecedented Teacher Tax
Governor Malloy has said he will veto the Republican budget that passed the legislature this weekend, however he is receiving calls and emails from voters who want him to sign…
CEA Calls on Legislators to Convene Immediately to Create a Real Bipartisan Budget
Today, Governor Malloy reaffirmed his decision to veto the budget that passed this weekend. CEA agrees that a better bipartisan budget is needed for Connecticut, and is calling on legislators…
Latest on the State Budget
Throughout the state budget process, CEA members have been strong advocates. In just the last three days, more than 4,000 emails were sent by CEA members to their representatives and…