Connecticut Teachers Honored for Excellence, Bringing Lessons to Life
Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year and district honorees were recognized at a ceremony celebrating the talented professionals who make learning come alive.
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Basketball, Hockey, and Football, Oh My!
As a CEA member, you can save up to 20% on upcoming UConn football home games, home ice hockey games, and select basketball games.
Act Now: Tell Congress to Protect Your Future
Right now is our best chance to be heard on the repeal of WEP/GPO—federal penalties that unfairly reduce teachers’ social security benefits. There is a Congressional hearing Monday, and all educators can submit written testimony.
Calling All Middle School Social Studies Teachers!
Do you teach social studies to sixth, seventh, or eighth graders? Encourage them to apply to the National Civics Bee by submitting a 500-word essay about how they would solve a problem facing their community.
CNBC: Public workers may receive reduced Social Security benefits. There’s growing support in Congress to change that
It affects hundreds of thousands, if not millions of public employees that paid into Social Security and essentially are being penalized because they also happen to be public servants.
Celebrating American Education Week
American Education Week, an annual observance honoring students, educators, and parents, is taking place November 13 through 17 to highlight the need for every community to be able to provide a quality public education for every student.
Create a Trauma-Informed Classroom
Among Connecticut’s roughly 500,000 K-12 students, 39,000 adolescents (ages 12-17) were reported to have at least one major depressive episode in the last year, and more than half experienced severe episodes. Only 24,000 received treatment.
23 CEA Members Elected to Local Offices
Voters turned out in cities and towns across Connecticut yesterday. Thank you to all of you who voted in local elections and made your voice heard.
Vote Today Like Your Job Depends on It
Education is on the ballot, and every vote counts. Don’t sit this one out.
