Teaching After the Election
Students are feeling and sharing strong emotions as they process the outcome of the presidential election. Teachers are hearing from students excited about Trump’s win and from those who are…
Now What?
Election Day has come and gone, and, although Clinton won Connecticut with 54 percent of the vote, we’ll be inaugurating President Trump on January 20. What will a Trump presidency…
Tolland High School Students Get Out and (Mock) Vote
Most students at Tolland High School are not yet old enough to vote, but that hasn’t prevented them from civic engagement. Social studies teacher Sarah Goldman’s civics class ran a…
Teachers Tell Colleagues: Education is Political, Get Out and Vote
Teachers from around Connecticut are urging their colleagues to get out and vote this November 8. For better or worse, many decisions affecting public education are made by elected officials.…
Teachers Talk to Teachers, Promote Candidates Committed to Public Education
Many people claim to speak for public education, but teachers turn to their fellow teachers when they want to know the truth about an issue—or a candidate for elected office.…
Help Improve CT Education Policies: Come to a CEA Forum This October
An unprecedented Superior Court decision has sent shockwaves across the education community in Connecticut. Meanwhile, the long arm of the federal government is reaching into schools with the new Every…
It’s National Voter Registration Day—Are You Registered?
Millions of Americans miss out on the opportunity to vote every year because they don’t meet deadlines or don’t know how to register. National Voter Registration Day attempts to right…
Diversity in School is Key to Achieving Equity and Student Success
“Schools save lives and make a difference. School saved my life,” U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr., told more than 200 community members, parents, teachers, students, and policymakers gathered in…
With Close of Education Funding Trial, Students, Parents, and Teachers Now Await Verdict
After months at trial in Hartford Superior Court, the historic education funding case, CCJEF v. Rell, concluded with post trial arguments today. The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding…
Proposed ESSA Regulations: What Do You Think?
New draft regulations of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) were issued by the U.S. Department of Education in May. Educators, parents, and other community members have until August 1…