On Saturday the Obama administration announced the release of its blueprint for reforming the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Read the blueprint and find more information from the Department…
Race to the Top finalists were announced last week and, probably not coincidentally, teachers and education have been in the news recently. Newsweek and the New York Times Magazine, mainstream…
Key state economists gathered at CEA today – along with reporters – to discuss a variety of topics from the depth of the state recession to the wisdom of how…
Well known conservative NYU education historian Diane Ravitch has done a slow, but complete 180º turn in her views on education reform. In her recently published book, The Death and…
We were all shocked by the decision made in Central Falls, RI last week to fire the entire staff of its high school. For many of us who are “long…
It’s expected to be over a month before Connecticut policymakers can separate fact from fiction regarding why the state was not named a finalist in the Race to the Top…
Today’s Hartford Courant has an article about CEA’s new ad campaign. “We’re trying to promote the image of teachers and remind the public of the hard work teachers do, especially…
Teachers are focusing on much more than academics as they prepare to administer tests. They’re tending to their students’ nutrition, enthusiasm, confidence, and desire to excel in countless ways. That’s…
Connecticut Teachers: Giving their best every day is the tagline for a new public relations campaign from CEA. The aim of the campaign is to promote the important work teachers…
Last week the House Education Labor and Pension Committee issued an announcement that it would begin a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). They issued…