“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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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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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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#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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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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Municipal elections are taking place in towns across Connecticut tomorrow, and candidates for Board of Education, Town Council, and Board of Finance are all on the ballot. Make sure your voice is heard! Want to see what the ballot in your town will look like? Not sure where to go to vote? Polls will be…
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Save on select hockey games and men’s and women’s basketball games! Your first chance to save is this Saturday, Nov. 9, when UConn faces off on the ice against rival Boston College. Enter promo code CEA here.
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CEA members save hundreds on their home and auto insurance. Get your free quote today and see what you could save.
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There’s a new process for retrieving your CEA membership ID number. Your number is on the membership card you received at the start of the school year and on the mailing label of your CEA Advisor. Still can’t find it? Log into NEA Ed Communities and create a personal profile. Once your profile is complete, you can retrieve your membership number anytime.
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Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls has reason to celebrate as a beloved teacher was named Connecticut Teacher of the Year. Watch our video and read why colleagues and students say Meghan Hatch-Geary is so deserving of this honor.
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