Where you spend your money indicates where your values lie, CEA President Kate Dias told members of the legislature’s Education and Appropriations Committees today. “If we look at our checkbook in the state of Connecticut, there’s more we should be doing for education.”
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With a proposal to eliminate more than 18 positions within East Lyme Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year, scores of educators and parents packed the town’s board of education meeting last night to urge them to avoid cuts.
According to a new survey, Connecticut Voters support establishing temperature and humidity standards for schools and other improvements.
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Requiring a minimum starting salary for Connecticut teachers, ensuring more play-based learning, lessening the role of standardized tests, improving teacher evaluation—these are just some of the legislative initiatives that CEA President Kate Dias and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey discussed with State Rep. Jeff Currey on the most recent episode of CEA’s podcast.
“Carolyn is a rock star educator and one of the many hidden gems of Bristol. It was only a matter of time before the state and nation took notice,” said Mike Reynolds, president of the Bristol Federation of Teachers. And take notice they have. Bristol science teacher and Connecticut Teacher of the Year Carolyn Kielma…
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From the kindergarten classroom to the high school physics lab, educators across the state shared their biggest challenges, top legislative priorities, and the thing about teaching that still makes them smile in a virtual meeting of nearly 200 CEA members last night. CEA’s first-ever “CountyPalooza” provided a forum for members from more than 70 different…
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There’s no silver bullet to solving the teacher shortage—the issue has to be addressed from many angles. Teachers need to be paid more, but they also need smaller class sizes, more support for students with behavior issues, respect from administrators and the public—and more, educators say.