While the last weeks of summer vacation bring much of the same back-to-school prep across Connecticut as they do every year, superintendents and other education leaders attending the Commissioner of Education’s annual back to school conference yesterday looked ahead to some changes that could have a big impact on Connecticut classrooms. The laws and policies…
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Waterbury educator and 2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes won the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District seat last night. In her speech to cheering supporters in Waterbury, Hayes said, “People told me I had no chance and I had no business trying to do this.” But Hayes, who has overcome numerous…
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As every teacher knows, the last thing students need is less education funding. Yet, as hard as it is to believe, the perception that education funding makes little or no difference in student success persists. These are beliefs, says Bruce D. Baker, professor of education at Rutgers University in New Jersey, that are based on…
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Football season is right around the corner, and we have your discount tickets to UConn’s homecoming game, Oct. 27. Join us for a free teacher tailgate!
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Get exclusive CEA member discounts at Six Flags, Quassy, Lake Compounce, Adventure Park, and Fields of Fire.
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A special edition of the CEA Advisor is now online. Watch for it in your mailbox in the next few days.
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Hundreds of teachers gathered for intensive training, networking, and sharing ideas, concerns, and best practices at CEA’s Summer Conference. Read what your colleagues are saying about the event and how it helps them prepare for the upcoming year. View photos.
CEA and AFT members, as well as other union supporters showed their support for teacher-turned- Congressional candidate Jahana Hayes, who is running for the state’s 5th Congressional District seat. Hear what Jahana is hoping teachers will do tomorrow. Read blogcea story Teachers Rally for One of Their Own.
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Democratic and Republican primaries are being held across the state tomorrow to determine who will be running as the party-endorsed candidates in some of the state’s biggest elections. Show your support for candidates who support public education.
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