NEA Recommends Former Vice President Joe Biden for President
Educators have engaged in record numbers in the 2020 presidential campaign and have made it clear they are ready to take this activism and organizing all the way to November.…
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Commissioner Announces Flexibility, Urges Teachers to Do the Best They Can to Keep Students Learning
State Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today told CEA leaders that his department is focusing on the big picture: ensuring safety for students and staff and keeping students engaged.…
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Connecticut Teachers Testify in Support of Minority Teacher Recruitment Bill
Connecticut teachers are sharing their stories with legislators in the hopes of diversifying teaching in Connecticut, where more than 40% of the student population are children of color, while educators…
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CEA Members, Staff Urge Passage of Legislation to Improve Air Quality in Schools
Classrooms were over 100 degrees. Crayons were melted, tables warped, magnets curled and fell off the boards, candies melted, floors buckled. Medical concerns when the temperature of the room was…
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Coronavirus Update
Governor Lamont declared civil preparedness and public health emergencies in Connecticut yesterday afternoon, in order for the state to take specific actions in response to the coronavirus. The declarations allow…
DetailsStatement from CEA President Jeff Leake on the Coronavirus Pandemic
CEA is working closely with the State Department of Education and other education stakeholders on protocols for schools and teachers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We agree with Governor…
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Teachers to Legislators: ‘Our Students Are Screaming Out for Help’
More than 50 Connecticut teachers, together with CEA leaders and staff, provided compelling testimony Monday in support of strengthening a bill that would integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) into teachers’ professional…
DetailsTeachers and Students Suffering from Nausea, Lung Disease, Sinus Infections, Headaches, Coughs, Asthma, and Other Illnesses Due to Sick Schools
Teachers urge legislators to pass HB 5431 to improve indoor air quality in Connecticut classrooms I have been working in an environment with serious mold problems, water intrusion, poor air…
DetailsTeachers Share Stories of Student Trauma, Anxiety, Toxic Stress Pervading Connecticut’s Classrooms
Call on legislators to give children back their childhood, Support Safe and Compassionate Learning Environment Initiatives
Connecticut Teachers Testify in Support of Minority Teacher Recruitment Bill
Discuss CEA’s awareness campaign to encourage more students of color to enter the teaching profession Connecticut teachers participating in CEA’s new awareness campaign to encourage more young people of color…
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