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How to Plan a Hassle-free Holiday Vacation
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” or so the song goes. But everyone who travels knows that winter weather, heavy traffic and flight delays cause additional stress during the holiday season. Keep things calm by planning ahead and using a travel checklist. Conquer seasonal travel-related hassles using these tips and strategies from NEA Member…
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Share Your Concerns About Issues Impacting Public Education
CEA has teamed up with AFT Connecticut and WFSB TV 3 to highlight issues facing Connecticut teachers and public education today. Take the Survey Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share your views on everything from addressing the mental health needs of students to the scourge of vaping. The survey is…
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Still Time to Make the Holidays Brighter for CT Children in Need
Residents around Connecticut can help make the holidays brighter for children in need, CEA Vice President Tom Nicholas told iHeartRadio’s Renee DiNino in an interview that will air this Sunday but is already available online. Nicholas urges Connecticut residents to take part in the Holiday Bear project and sponsor one of more than 100 public…
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Putting a Stop to Student Vaping
According to a recently released survey, nearly eight in 10 teens say that vaping touches their daily lives in some way. Vaping use among adolescents has spread rapidly in recent years, and vaping-related deaths have made national headlines. As part of the effort to curb this trend, as of October 1 Connecticut raised the legal age…
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Teachers Socialize, Discuss Ways to Support Educators and Students of Color
“Until I went to college, I never had a teacher who looked anything like me,” Bridgeport Education Association Vice President Ana Batista, who is Latina, told nearly 60 educators gathered for a fall social hosted jointly by BEA and CEA. Her fellow teachers—most of them men and women of color—nodded in understanding. Fairfield Spanish teacher Nayla Seara…
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ACES Teacher’s Grant Brings Music to Special Education Students
Music therapy makes a big difference for her students, which is why ACES teacher Jaime Plancon is excited to have some extra funds to purchase instruments thanks to a grant from California Casualty. Plancon, a music therapist, works at ACES Village School—a school for pre-K through eighth grade students with cognitive, physical, behavioral, language, and…
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ACES Teacher’s Grant Brings Music to Special Education Students
Music therapy makes a big difference for her students, which is why ACES teacher Jaime Plancon is excited to have some extra funds to purchase instruments thanks to a grant from California Casualty. Plancon, a music therapist, works at ACES Village School—a school for pre-K through eighth grade students with cognitive, physical, behavioral, language, and…
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NBC CT Investigates: Teachers Concerned of ‘Old, Sick Buildings’
#IsMySchoolSick? Watch Manchester teacher Kate Dias and CEA Legal Counsel Melanie Kolek explain what’s making our students and teachers sick.
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Mold, Rodent Droppings, Extreme Temperatures: Connecticut’s Schools Are Falling Apart and Making Students and Teachers Sick
Students are vomiting and complaining of headaches and feeling like they are going to pass out. It’s too hot, it’s like teaching in a pizza oven, and our students are overheating. Every morning, I find rodent feces in my pre-k classroom where students work and play. There are high levels of mold in my classroom…
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