Educators Speak Out in Force at Budget Meetings
“We need more revenue, but we may also need to cut some spending, just not in education,” New London Board of Education member Peg Curtin told legislators last night at…
DetailsIf You Live in One of These Districts, Please Come Out to a Budget Forum With Legislators
Some state legislators are holding citizen budget forums this week, and they need to hear from teachers. Some budget proposals currently being considered threaten public education and teacher pensions. If…
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Want to get away—right now? Use these tips to plan the perfect summer adventure at a budget-friendly price. Still trying to decide how to spend your summer vacation? Or maybe…
DetailsConnecticut Joins 17 Other States in Lawsuit Against DeVos
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general of 18 states and the District of Columbia today filed suit against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the delay of implementing student borrower defense regulations.…
DetailsNEA RA Delegates Call for Increased Accountability for Charters, Honor Public Education Supporters
The over 7,500 teacher delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly (RA) have been hard at work—even over the Independence Day holiday. Yesterday the delegates in Boston voted to approve a…
DetailsNEA Leaders Applaud Connecticut, Stress Teachers’ Strength
“All across the country, you are demonstrating that we have the resolve to fight for what’s right for our students and educators, the resilience to take a hit and bounce…
DetailsConnecticut Teachers Joining National Colleagues for 2017 NEA RA
Some of your Connecticut colleagues are in Boston this week as members of the world’s largest democratic deliberative body: the NEA Representative Assembly (RA). The more than 100 CEA members…
DetailsNews Release: Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on the Proposed House Democratic Budget Plan
We are shocked and disappointed to see that the proposed House Democratic budget punishes teachers for a problem created by the state—the broken promise to provide the state’s share of teacher retirement funding.
DetailsStatement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on the Proposed House Democratic Budget Plan
We are shocked and disappointed to see that the proposed House Democratic budget punishes teachers for a problem created by the state—the broken promise to provide the state’s share of…
DetailsMentoring Makes a Difference for First-Year Teachers
Nationwide, the inability to retain teachers costs districts $7.3 billion a year, according to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. But the real penalty is paid by students,…
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