A Moral Imperative for Budget Makers: Do No Further Harm to Children
I’ve written about the shameful statistics on how America treats its young for many years, and they only get worse. Last Sunday evening on “60 Minutes”, Scott Pelley, did a…
Gov. Malloy meets with unions
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warns of “dire consequences” for Connecticut if concession talks with state employees fail. The governor issued his warning during a meeting today with 175 union leaders…
New TV campaign/Watch and send us your comments
[wpvideo ZXZ8O78C] [wpvideo GisxbJvP] CEA’s new public awareness campaign celebrates teachers’ efforts and significant progress in student achievement. Teachers’ enthusiasm and dedication to their students never wane. …
Justified Outrage in Wisconsin – Support in Connecticut
[wpvideo k1TQNhB7] As the United States has argued for South Africa, Poland and now Egypt, unions are a basic part of democratic society. Yet that is the principle under attack…
Wisconsin workers need your support
“Connecticut teachers stand together with educators and other public employees in Wisconsin,” according to CEA Executive Director John Yrchik. He was one of a significant list of labor leaders and…
New House Education Committee Holds First Hearing on ESEA
The new website for the now Health, Education & Workforce Committee presents the Republican vision for K-12 education: To ensure student success in the 21st century, Republicans are focused doing…
No flexibility on snow days yet, according to top state school administrator
Connecticut’s Acting Commissioner of Education George Coleman says he’s holding firm to the 180-day rule for students to attend school. Coleman reported to the State Board of Education on Wednesday,…
Our Sputnik Moment ….
The State of the Union address last week left little doubt that President Obama sees the reauthorization of ESEA as fertile ground for “bipartisan cooperation”. Few educators would dispute his…
Bill Gates Takes on Teacher Effectiveness
The debate on the efficacy of Value-Added Models as a measure of teacher effectiveness continues and the well-documented reservations remain unresolved, but the game changed last year when the Gates…
More Uncertainty in Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements
One of the more disruptive and confusing elements of the NCLB law has been the set of requirements that defined who was a “Highly Qualified Teacher”. Here’s the latest twist.…