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.
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.
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.
Election Day Is Nov. 7: Make Sure You Know Who the Education-Friendly Candidates Are
Election Day is right around the corner, and Connecticut voters will soon be choosing who will represent them on local boards of education and finance, town councils, and more.
Addressing Connecticut’s Disconnected Youth
A recent report from Dalio Education found that one in five young people in Connecticut are disconnected from education and employment systems or are at risk for becoming disconnected. The…