New July 2021 CDC Guidance: Media Coverage
- Channel 3: Gov. Lamont recommends masks after CDC changes guidelines
- News 12: ‘Guidance is guidance.’ Gov. Lamont leaves masking up decision up to school districts
- CT Mirror: CT reviewing CDC mask guidance for K-12 schools
- Channel 3: State Responds to Updated CDC Guidance About Masks in Schools
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut Will Assess State COVID Rules for Schools
- CT Examiner: School Officials React to New CDC Guidelines
- CTNewsJunkie: Mask Wearing Optional for Vaccinated Educators, Students
- The Hour: CDC: Vaccinated Students, Teachers Don’t Need Masks This Fall
- WTIC News Talk 1080: CEA President Jeff Leake Talks About the New CDC Guidance for COVID Protection
New July 2021 AAP Guidance: Media Coverage
Heat and Poor Air Quality in Schools: Media Coverage
- Channel 8: Heatwave, COVID Prompts CEA to Renew Push for Upgrades to Air Quality in CT Schools
- Channel 3: Educators Push for Funding to Improve Indoor Air Quality, Add Air Conditioning
- CT Examiner: Heat, Humidity, Masks Spur School Closures Across Connecticut
- WTIC Radio – CEA President Jeff Leake on School Closings Due to Heatwave
- NBC CT: At Least 64 School Districts Dismiss Classes Early Amid Heat
Rally For Resources: Media Coverage
May Day Rally: Media Coverage
Vaccinate Educators Now: Media Coverage
- Norah O’Donnell-Twitter: Pres. Biden says his COVID-19 relief bill will help schools reopen sooner.
- NBC CT: Teachers Say Vaccination Is The Best Way To Keep Schools Open
- Fox 61: CT teachers union pushes for educators to take priority in vaccination distribution
- WFSB: Connecticut teachers ask to be a vaccine priority
- CT Post: CT teachers’ union creates campaign to push for educator vaccinations
- Patch: CT Teacher Union Pushes For Teacher Vaccines Immediately
- New Haven Register: Norwalk teachers union joins campaign to get COVID vaccine
- CT Mirror: State’s largest teachers’ union urges educators be prioritized in vaccine rollout
- WNPR: Connecticut’s Largest Teachers Union Calls On The State to Vaccinate Educators Now
- News 8: CT teachers urging State to prioritize COVID vaccination of all educators
- News 12: Teachers call on Gov. Lamont to speed up efforts to vaccinate school staff
- The Day: Union encourages state officials to begin vaccinating teachers immediately
Connecticut Teachers & Vaccinations: Media Coverage
CEA Calls for Remote Learning Post Break: Media Coverage
- Fox 61: Teachers union leader urges switch to all-remote learning
- Channel 3: State’s largest teachers union calls for all public schools to switch to remote learning
- Channel 8: CEA urges all districts to go fully remote through mid-January to lower the spread of COVID after the holidays
- WTIC 1080: Interview on Mornings with Ray & Joe D
CEA/AFT Connecticut Survey: COVID-19 Protocols and Outbreaks Dec. 2020: Media Coverage
- Hartford Courant: Survey: 58% of Connecticut educators don’t feel safe in school buildings; 87% say schools should shift online after holiday break
- CT Post: Survey: Teachers say they still feel unsafe in school
- Channel 3: Teacher survey reveals desire for online learning post holiday break
- Channel 3: Teachers struggling to engage students both in classroom and online: survey reveals
Union Coalition Petition: Media Coverage
- CT Post: CT Educators Still Want Schools Closed. Now They Have a 20-Foot Petition of Names as Support.
- Channel 8: Teachers Unions Demand Governor Mandate Remote Learning
- NBC CT: Education Unions Call for Statewide School Safety Protocols Amid Pandemic
- CT Mirror: Over 14,000 Sign Petition Calling for Governor to Close Schools Unless Safety Recommendations Are Met
- CTNewsJunkie: Teachers’ Unions Call for Remote Learning
- AP: Education Unions Demand Uniform COVID Standards or Go Remote
- CT Examiner: Union Leaders Question Safety and Equity of Schooling as COVID Surges in Connecticut
- Fox 61: Educators Call on State to Go Full-Remote, but State Says Everyone Agrees In-Person Learning Is Better
CEA Stance on Remote Learning: Media Coverage
- CT Post: School Unions Want In-Person Learning to End Unless Demands Are Met
- NBC Connecticut: Education Coalition Calls for Conn. Schools to Go Remote After Thanksgiving
- Channel 3 Eyewitness News: State’s Largest Teachers Union Calls on Governor to Shut Down All Public Schools
- Channel 3 Eyewitness News: VIDEO: State’s Largest Teachers Union Calls for Safety Precautions
- Channel 8: CT Teachers Calling for Schools to Move Fully Remote After Thanksgiving
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut Teachers Unions Call for All Schools to Move Online-Only After Thanksgiving Unless Coronavirus Safety, Transparency Criteria Are Met
- Patch: CT Teacher Unions: Remote Learning Unless Statewide Protocols
Stratford Teachers Rally: Media Coverage
- Fox 61: Stratford Teachers Rally for Safer Learning Conditions and a More Uniform Response to COVID State-Wide
- News 8: Stratford Teachers Call for Less In-Person Learning
- Patch: Stratford Teachers Protest; Full Elementary Reopening On Hold
- News 12: Teachers Rally in Stratford to Call on Statewide Safety Standards
CEA Equity Survey: Media Coverage
- NBC Connecticut: State Teachers’ Union Voices Concern in New Survey
- News 12: Connecticut Education Association Report: State’s Schools Doing Inadequate Job Protecting Teachers, Students
- Channel 3: Survey Shows Funding Ussues Put Classroom Safety in Jeopardy, Widen Achievement Gap
- Fox 61: Survey Released by CT Education Association Shows Inequities in Urban Districts
- News 8: Teachers’ Union Says Equity Gap Is Widening During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut Teachers Express Concerns About Proper Ventilation in Schools, Inequities in Coronavirus Funding Between Districts
- CTNewsJunkie: Teachers’ Union Says Resources Are Unevenly Applied
- CT Post: Teacher Survey Says Pandemic Has Deepened School Inequities
- Patch: CT Teachers Concerned Over Ventilation, Engaging Remote Students
Union Coalition Calls for State Mandates, Transparence to keep everyone safe.
- Fox 61: Coalition of education unions calling for policy change regarding COVID-19 cases in school
- Eyewitness News 3: Educators call on state to implement specific policies to handle coronavirus in schools
- NBC Connecticut: Union Pressures State to do More on School COVID-19 Cases
- CT Mirror: Has Connecticut safely reopened its schools? The state and its teachers disagree
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut teachers unions ask for statewide policy on handling coronavirus cases in schools as some remain open and others close after positive tests
- CT News Junkie: Teachers’ Unions Call for More Guidance On School Closing Due To COVID
- CT Insider: ‘We’re seeing red flags’: Unions call for uniform approach for school COVID cases
Safe Learning Plan: Media Coverage
- MSN News / Hartford Courant: With Connecticut schools beginning to reopen next week, union leaders say some districts aren’t following health and safety guidelines
- News 8: Board of Ed. Union Coalition to announce safety steps for state schools, teachers to follow during reopening amid pandemic
- News 7 Boston: Unions say many Conn. schools can’t meet COVID-19 safety measures
- Stamford Advocate: ‘We must reopen safely’: CT education unions issue school reopening standards
- Patch: CT Teacher Union Asks For Delayed Start To School Year
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut’s largest teachers union calls for two-week delay in reopening schools to better contain COVID-19
- Hartford Courant: Connecticut schools will reopen soon. Here’s what to know about how coronavirus affects young children — and their risk of infecting others
- CT Insider: Preliminary reopen plans: More than half of school districts plan full in-person learning
- WCBS News Radio: Connecticut Teachers Union Pushes For Delaying Start To School Year
- WestFair Communications: Connecticut teachers union calls for delay in school reopening
- Republican American: Connecticut’s largest teachers union recommends delaying reopening schools until mid-September
- Greenwich Free Press: State Teachers Union Calls For Delayed School Opening Two Weeks
Reopening Schools: Media Coverage
CEA Survey: Media Coverage
- Survey: Nearly 3,000 teachers weigh in on what needs to happen before schools open
- Survey Highlights CT Teachers’ Concerns About Returning to the Classroom
- Teachers: Students Are Frustrated With Distance Learning
- As Connecticut schools plan for fall reopening, union survey says 43% of teachers are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19
