You Did It! Dual Instruction Ban, Mental Health Supports, and More Pass Legislature
Connecticut legislators have passed several key pieces of legislation that were among CEA’s top priorities.
What you don’t see campaign.
State Rep Encourages Colleagues to Take Action on Students’ Mental Health
Connecticut teaches have been advocating for more mental health supports in our schools for years, but it’s taken a pandemic to awaken the general public to students’ struggles. The legislature…
Children Describe Desperate Need for More Mental Health Professionals in Schools
It’s not just educators and parents advocating for more mental health professionals in schools—students see the need most of all. “If I had something come up that was immediate, frankly, I don’t know what I would do,” says Danbury High School student Will Sweeney, explaining that the mental health professionals at his school are usually booked solid for appointments.
CEA Members Urge Legislators to Act on Teachers’ Top Priorities
Testifying on everything from education funding to kindergarten start age to recruiting and retaining a diverse teaching force and more, many CEA leaders, members, and staff spoke up before the…
Dire Consequences of Unaddressed Mental Health Challenges
Children’s aggressive and disruptive behaviors draw immediate attention to their need for mental health supports, but quiet students can also have severe needs for supports that can go unaddressed.
Teachers Speak Up in Support of Bill to Set Air Quality, Classroom Temperature Standards
From extreme heat and humidity to freezing temperatures to mold that makes children and teachers sick, Connecticut schools are in dire need of improved indoor air quality, and a bill…
What You Don’t See in Connecticut Classrooms: Soaring Rates of Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Suicide
Educators, parents, students, and legislators are joining a CEA social media campaign.