FINAL PUSH

It’s the last weekend before Election Day and the final push is on to help elect candidates who will support us as educators, listen to our needs, and work on behalf of our students and public education. Watch the short message from CEA leaders about the importance of this election.

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Actuary Sets Record Straight on Teacher Pensions

Misconceptions abound when it comes to teachers’ pensions, but today, in a presentation to the Pension Sustainability Commission, an actuary clarified that Connecticut teachers’ pension benefits are actually quite modest. John Garrett, principal and consulting actuary at Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting, shared findings from the March 2018 report of the Connecticut Teachers’ Retirement System Viability Commission. Garrett…

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20 Teacher-Approved Apps You’ve Got to Try

Mobile apps have become “must have” classroom tools, and students are naturally drawn to their interactivity. Whether you’re looking for an app to help with classroom management, exploring different languages, or figuring out tricky geometry problems, there’s an app for anything and everything. With hundreds of thousands of apps out there, finding the right ones…

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A rotten apple to gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski for proposing a cap on teachers’ salaries and for his anti-union comments. Hear what he said in this short video.

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