Rell Vetoes Healthcare Bills
This afternoon Governor Rell announced that she has vetoed bills that would have established a Board of Directors to implement a health insurance program called SustiNet and opened the state…
This afternoon Governor Rell announced that she has vetoed bills that would have established a Board of Directors to implement a health insurance program called SustiNet and opened the state…
The last day of the NEA RA saw a heartfelt, spirited celebration of a leader whom President Dennis Van Roekel called “a legal superhero” — retiring NEA General Counsel Bob…
CEA member, Greenwich Education Association member, and National Teacher of the Year Anthony Mullen, was recognized today at the NEA RA. CEA delegates were proud to see one of their…
Even as the country celebrated its independence today, the real show of democracy was happening during the second day of the 88th Representative Assembly as delegates held elections, embraced the…
Highlights from the NEA RA today included speeches by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Van Roekel called for NEA members to lead the nation…
Education Secretary Arne Duncan addressed more than 7,000 educators as part of a town hall exchange today at the NEA RA. “I know we won’t all agree on everything, but…
CEA delegates have joined their colleagues from around the country in San Diego for the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA). More details about the NEA RA are in…
Connecticut began a new fiscal year today without a budget in place for the 2010 fiscal year. Governor Rell issued an executive order yesterday to cover state expenditures until a…
UConn Professor of Economics and Director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, Fred Carstensen presented to CEA field staff today on the status of the Connecticut economy. While the…
Earlier this week Secretary Duncan spoke at the national Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference. He painted a bleak picture of the 5000 lowest performing schools in the country describing…