Does your classroom experience extreme temperatures? Is there mold in your school? Are you or your students sick? Please take two minutes to take our survey #IsMySchoolSick and share your stories about excessive heat and cold, mold, water damage, and other environmental issues in your classrooms and schools.
Take two days this summer to focus on yourself and your future with workshops on retirement planning, letting go of stress, how your personality can help you be more effective, and more. Register now to attend CEA’s Free Summer Conference at Mohegan Sun.
CEA President Jeff Leake joined other labor leaders in celebrating Governor Lamont’s signing of the $15 minimum wage bill that will improve the lives of children and families across the state, and will have a positive impact on students in our classrooms. Read more.
There’s just one week left before the end of the legislative session, and lawmakers must still take action on the state budget. SB 873, which would help protect the teacher retirement system, is expected to be part of the budget discussions. Ask your legislators to pass a fair budget that ensures school funding and the long-term viability of the teacher retirement fund. Read more about the pension proposal. Read CEA testimony.
Elections and activism took center stage at today’s CEA-Retired meeting at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, where members voted for leaders to represent them and learned more about federal…
Teachers from across the state are sounding the alarm about the negative effects of SBAC on the social and emotional well-being of children.
DUE Justice, a coalition of organizations demanding a fair, just, and moral budget, came together for a rally at the State Capitol this afternoon. The coalition, which includes CEA and…
Connecticut high school students showed off their computing chops at a legislative reception honoring the winners of the Congressional App Challenge. The event—in which winners from each of the state’s…
Say no to cost shift, yes to keeping students safe in school
Two educators from New London and Danbury were recognized before more than 400 of their Connecticut colleagues for receiving two prestigious awards honoring educator excellence.