Tell Us Something We Don’t Know
Connecticut schools are among the best in the nation, according to yet another national poll. Read more.
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Join the Teacher Tailgate Before the UConn Noon Kickoff
Join your colleagues before the UConn Huskies’ homecoming game on Oct. 19 for some fun, food, and festivities at the CEA Teacher Tailgate Tent. The tailgate tent opens at 9am and is free, but you must register. If you need tickets to the noon game, visit our member benefits page and use code CEA for discounted seats.
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Help Improve Public Education
Your priorities are our priorities, and we want to hear what matters most to you, your students, and your profession. Your answers will help us establish teachers’ priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Take the CEA State Legislative Policy Survey.
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What’s Important to Connecticut’s New Education Commissioner?
From minority teacher recruitment to school funding and challenges facing education today, hear the priorities of new Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona. Listen to the WSHU Radio interview.
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What Keeps You Up At Night?
That’s the question new Department of Children and Families Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes posed to teachers during CEA’s Q&A meeting with DCF officials Monday night. The commissioner and her staff listened and responded to teachers’ concerns on a host of topics, including mandated reporting issues, over-reporting by administrators, retaliatory reports against teachers, seatbelt reporting, increased DCF investigations, and more. Read about this important topic on blogcea.org or watch the video of the meeting.
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Underfunding by Legislature Leads to Changes to Retired Teachers’ Health Insurance
A change to the retired teachers’ health insurance program that was adopted by the State Teachers’ Retirement Board (TRB) th9is month will impact retired teachers and spouses who are on—or will soon be on—the TRB’s Medicare supplement (65 and older) plan.
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2019 Updated Health Plans
Due to errors in the initial mailings, an updated mailing is being sent out from Anthem. The new mailing will include a premium comparison for 2020 and there will be…
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CEA-Retired Calendar of Events
Attend a CEA-Retired County Meeting and stay connected to the latest news and developments that impact you in your retirement years.
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2019 Cost of Living Adjustments
Social Security has announced that they will be granting a cost of living increase of 2.8% for the year 2019. Based on the statutes governing Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for CTRB members, the Connecticut Teachers’ Retirement Board will be granting COLA as follows.
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