Happy National Teacher Day
Today we have a guest post from Marne Usher, Connecticut PTSA President. May 2 to May 8 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week and May 4 is Teacher Appreciation Day –…
Today we have a guest post from Marne Usher, Connecticut PTSA President. May 2 to May 8 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week and May 4 is Teacher Appreciation Day –…
Over 400 teachers attended CEA’s 162nd Representative Assembly this weekend in Cromwell. The Representative Assembly is CEA’s highest policymaking body and is attended by elected teacher delegates from CEA’s local…
Having spent four decades in education, there is a tendency to feel like I’ve seen it all – and trust me, I have seen a lot. In spite of that,…
Connecticut’s twice-delayed in-school suspension law and the State Department of Education’s (SDE) proposed secondary school reform plan are both important links to the state’s success in its second Race to…
The State Department of Education (SDE) is proposing some dramatic changes that could upend critical certification regulations and put your teaching license at risk. Hundreds of CEA members attended the…
Budget cuts are hurting schools around the state. From Norwich to Farmington, teachers are speaking out and drawing attention to the damage cuts will inflict on student learning. In Avon,…
At today’s meeting of Connecticut’s P-20 Council forty state and congressional leaders gathered to sign on to a set of guiding principles, known as a Declaration of Cooperation. The…
The CT Mirror has an article today you’ll want to check out titled Public schools confronting ‘catastrophic’ budget woes–and the worst is ahead. The article surveys the budget problems towns…
The Obama administration officially conveyed it’s blueprint for reauthorization to Congress last week, even while seeking ideas from teachers. So what else is new, you might ask? Apparently, while seeking…
The Connecticut Supreme Court has breathed new life into one of the most important school finance cases in the history of our state. The case, CCJEF v. Rell, asserts that…