CEA Spearheads Bold Reforms Along With Other CT Labor Unions
Connecticut must take the high road and not attack the middle class was the message labor leaders gave today in testimony before the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth.…
What Does Connecticut’s New General Assembly Session Mean for Teacher Pensions, School Funding?
Though his opening address to the 2018 General Assembly today emphasized Connecticut’s tradition of fairness and the state’s future generations, the governor’s new budget proposal delivers mixed news for Connecticut…
Wallingford Educator Named 2018 Connecticut Teacher of the Year
Erin Berthold, a first-grade teacher at Cook Hill School in Wallingford, has been named the 2018 Connecticut Teacher of the Year. The announcement took place this afternoon at Cook Hill…
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…
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…
New at Summer Leadership: Mini Sessions
Sometimes good things come in small packages—and that was the case on the final day of CEA’s 2017 Summer Leadership Conference. Day 3 featured a packed morning and afternoon of…
Building Connections, Strength at CEA Summer Leadership
In her opening remarks at the 2017 CEA Summer Leadership Conference, President Sheila Cohen told a packed ballroom, “All of you represent the equalizers in our society, the igniting sparks…
CEA President Sheila Cohen Kicks Off Summer Leadership Conference
“It all starts with you.” That was the message CEA President Sheila Cohen gave to more than 400 teachers at the CEA Summer Leadership Conference today. She reminded teachers how…
State Board of Education Puts Bridgeport Public School Students on Losing End
Public school teachers, parents, and CEA staff turned out in force at a State Board of Education (BOE) hearing this morning to oppose a charter school expansion that would carve…
Teachers Hit the Links to Help Students
More than 200 Connecticut teachers, supporters, and CEA staff hit the links at Glastonbury Hills Country Club on July 17 as part of CEA’s largest fundraiser of the year to…