Your Vote Is Your Voice
While presidential elections receive the most media coverage, local elections have the greatest impact on students’ experiences in school and teachers’ jobs.
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Statement from CEA President Kate Dias on Mansfield Art Teacher Kim King Named Connecticut’s 2022 Teacher of the Year
Kim exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism and dedication to her students, her colleagues, and her community.
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CEA Members Stepping Up to Run for Municipal Offices on November 2
Tuesday is Election Day, and many CEA members are on the ballot. While presidential election years receive the most media attention, CEA President Kate Dias says, “It’s local elections that determine what you’ll be teaching and what your school year will look like.”
Monroe Teacher Displays Pumpkin Carving Skills on Food Network Show
“It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I learned so much,” says Monroe art teacher Chrissy Scarpati of her experience as a contestant on the Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins show. She joined seven other contestants competing for a $25,000 prize on the second season of the show that aired this month.
Mansfield Art Teacher Named Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year
In a surprise visit to Mansfield, state and local officials, students, education leaders and colleagues, celebrated the announcement that Kim King has been named Connecticut’s 2022 Teacher of the Year.
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Your Input on State’s Teacher Evaluation Guidelines Needed
Connecticut is looking to update the state teacher evaluation guidelines and is seeking teacher input. A virtual forum is coming up on November 4 from 4:00 to 5:00pm that will allow teachers to share innovative practices and strategies for educator evaluations.
Newest CEA Member Benefits Partner: Connecticut Whale Professional Women’s Hockey
CEA has joined forces with the Premier Hockey Federation to provide CEA members with discounted access to professional women’s hockey at the Danbury Ice Arena.
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Booster Shots Now Available to All Teachers, CDC Okays ‘Mix and Match’ Approach
As frontline workers who are at higher risk for catching COVID, teachers are now eligible for boosters regardless of which COVID vaccine they initially received.
Greenwich Teachers Defend Curriculum, Safety Protocol
Greenwich teachers are refusing to remain silent and came out in large numbers to a Board of Education meeting to show their solidarity and urge attacks against education professionals to stop.
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Bridgeport Teachers Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Bridgeport held a special reception—coordinated by BEA, CEA, and the Bridgeport Board of Education—in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month titled Heritage, Diversity, Integrity, and Honor: The Renewed Hope of America.
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