Raise Property Taxes? Coalition, Voters Say ‘No’
Speaking out at a town hall press conference in West Hartford—which faces historic property tax hikes to cover a major shortfall in state funding—a statewide coalition of eight diverse associations,…
Tell Your Legislators: Don’t Pass the Buck on Our Pensions
Legislators have begun to seriously consider numerous proposals, including the governor’s, to burden local cities and towns with the state obligation to fund teacher pensions. Municipalities only have one way…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Gorsuch Ruling on Special Education Funding: Decision Could Impact CCJEF Appeal
Last week, in the midst of a hearing on Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices on that very court issued a unanimous decision that rejected one…
Educators Share Concerns With Legislators on Special Ed Proposals
Every year legislators on the Education Committee deliberate over many bills that could have a big impact on children, parents, and educators. This legislative session, special education is receiving particular…
CEA Asks Legislators to Demand Accountability, Transparency for Charter Management Organizations
CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg testified before the Education Committee today in favor of a bill that expands accountability and transparency for charter management organizations (CMOs) that run some of…
CEA to Legislature’s Education Committee: Create a System That Delivers Equity and Adequacy
Calling Connecticut’s system for funding public education “irretrievably broken,” CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg unveiled a bold new plan to ensure that all Connecticut school districts and students are winners.…
When Was the Last Time You Talked to Your Legislators?
Do your state senator and state representative know who you are? Thanks to a meeting over coffee on a recent Saturday, Senator Toni Boucher now knows the names and faces…
Proposed Budget Divides Schools, Communities into ‘Clear Winners and Losers’
Governor Malloy today released a budget proposal that would shift significant costs for public education and teacher pensions to cities and towns that are already struggling. In his budget address…
Statement from CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg on the Governor’s Proposed Education Budget
The governor’s proposed education budget threatens the quality of all our local public schools by dividing schools, parents, and communities into clear winners and losers. That’s unfair to all of…
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Senate Approval of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
We thank all our teachers, parents, and the public for their tireless efforts—the rallies, the flood of phone calls, and the deluge of emails—in opposition to Betsy DeVos as secretary…