The Stories Teachers Tell
How can educators better promote their profession? Julie Conlon, a Florida teacher writing for Education Week, says teachers need to brag more. I received an advertisement for a magazine in the…
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School Cafeteria Safety a Concern?
How safe is the food at your school’s cafeteria? The Danbury News Times reports that Districts across Fairfield County — from Stamford to Shelton, Bridgeport to Bethel and everywhere between — have…
ECS Task Force Comes to Consensus on Recommendations
At its last meeting today, the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force came to a consensus agreement on a report it will forward to the legislature and governor. The Task…
Two Initiatives Announced to Honor Newtown Community
The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) announced today that it has created the “Sandy Hook Memorial and Scholarship Fund” within the organization’s non-profit arm, the Connecticut Education Foundation (CEF). CEA President…
Fiscal Package: A Source of Hope and Concern for America’s Students
The United States House of Representatives last night followed the Senate in avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff by passing the Tax Relief Extension Act. The plan is designed to block…
Remembering the victims in Newtown
This holiday season it appears impossible to find anyone who isn’t grieving for the youngsters and educators who died in the mass shooting in Newtown. Friends who know that I…
Bells Ring for Sandy Hook Victims
At 9:30 this morning, the state of Connecticut and people around the country and world observed a moment of silence for Sandy Hook Elementary School victims. Bells rang in houses…
Newtown Tragedy Inspires 26 Acts of Kindness
A movement to spread 26 acts of kindness to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is growing thanks to publicity from NBC News’ Ann Curry. Curry…
Teachers Honored as Unsung Heroes: Hundreds grieve for victims of mass shooting
Waterbury teacher George Flaherty Jr. fought tears as he sat beside his eight-year-old daughter Margaret in a Waterbury church tonight praying for the victims of last week’s mass shooting at…
Professionalism in the Face of Crisis
Connecticut’s 2012 Teacher of the Year David Bosso has an extraordinary essay appearing in today’s Hartford Courant. As we reflect on the tragedy in Sandy Hook and mourn the innocent…
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