Victory for Educators
CEA’s ad campaign features five Connecticut Teachers of the Year thanking the state for keeping our schools safe and prioritizing educators for vaccinations.
Parallel Vaccination Plan will Provide Benefit to Our School Communities
Educators, school staff, superintendents and parents applaud adoption of their proposal for keeping buildings open by prioritizing COVID-19 vaccines Unions representing teachers and support personnel, superintendents and parents today are thanking state officials for prioritizing educators and school staff for vaccinations and adopting their proposed parallel vaccination plan presented last week for Connecticut’s school communities.…
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CEA Member Advocacy Pays Off, Vaccinations for Educators to Start March 1
Because of your emails, ongoing CEA advocacy, the petition, and the CEA awareness campaign, CEA’s efforts to prioritize educators for vaccinations have been successful.
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Op-Ed: Powell’s Reference to German Culture and Hitler in Column Disparaging Educators is Bizarre and Deeply Disturbing
CEA President Jeff Leake recently published an op-ed in the CT Examiner and Journal Inquirer in response to a column by Chris Powell that compared educators to Germany under Hitler.
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Connecticut Vax Facts: Health, Policy Experts Answer Teachers’ Questions
As Connecticut’s COVID vaccine rollout continues, educators—who are eager for the safer in-person learning that a vaccine could afford—joined a candid conversation with state leaders and health experts about what to expect and when.
CEA Launches Campaign to Vaccinate Educators Now
Vaccinate Educators Now! That’s the message of CEA’s new ad campaign launched today, featuring five Connecticut State Teachers of the Year calling on the state to vaccinate teachers and school staff now. The ad began running today on all of the state’s major network television stations as well as on digital media.
CEA Guidance on Paid Quarantine Leave
The Governor signed Executive Order (“EO”) 10 on February 4, 2021 mirroring Division E, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). All employees, (full or part time, long-term substitutes, new hires) are eligible for 80 hours of paid leave if they are unable to work for any of…
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Awareness Campaign Featuring Teachers of the Year Amplifies Calls to Vaccinate Educators Now!
Educators champion efforts to keep schools open by prioritizing teachers and school staff for COVID-19 vaccines
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New CDC Guidelines: Teachers Should Be Prioritized for Vaccination
New CDC guidelines call for prioritizing teachers and school staff for vaccinations.
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Join the Recovery for All Car Caravan
Join hundreds of Connecticut residents impacted by the COVID pandemic and demand a state budget that puts the needs of the people first. Show your support for a budget that tackles the extraordinary needs of this pandemic by participating in a Car Caravan Saturday, February 20 at noon in Hartford.