Join your colleagues and spur congressional action to keep our schools safe and end the epidemic of school violence. Ride free CEA buses from across the state to the Hartford march on March 24. Registration is required. Family and friends of CEA members are also welcome to ride the bus. Don’t wait. Space is limited.
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“I was kicked, scratched, and knocked down by a student. The next day, he was back in my classroom with no consequences for his assault.” This is just one of many stories teachers are sharing with CEA and legislators to help protect educators from student attacks in the classroom. Join the campaign to keep teachers…
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Take action now and tell legislators to repeal the increase in the teacher payroll tax. A public hearing is being held tomorrow. Submit testimony or plan to attend in person.
Tell legislators why this increase is unfair to teachers and must be repealed .
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Before classes started this morning, teachers and school staff in Amity, Darien, East Haddam, Marlborough, Manchester, Stamford, West Hartford, and elsewhere throughout the state gathered in their schools’ parking lots and snowy courtyards in a show of support and solidarity for communities ravaged by school gun violence. Teachers organized the statewide early-morning Walk-Ins for School…
DetailsWith increasing frequency, teachers are reporting being assaulted by students in their classrooms.
DetailsTeachers calling on legislators to enact policies and procedures to keep classrooms safe.
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Your voice can make a critical difference! But you must act today. The legislature has just announced that it is holding public hearings this week on whether to repeal the increase in the Teacher Payroll Tax, and on helping to prevent assaults on teachers. CEA is making it easy for you to submit written testimony to…
DetailsFrom bow ties to frilly dresses, students at East Haddam Elementary School made an effort to don their fanciest attire this Read Across America Day to welcome a very special guest, “Fancy Nancy” author Jane O’Connor. O’Connor read her latest, and last, Fancy Nancy book, “Oodles of Kittens,” to students, answered their questions, and showed…
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It’s a busy day at the legislature’s Education Committee, with senate and house members hearing from the public on bills that cover a range of topics from remedial reading instruction to virtual learning to Education Savings Accounts. CEA President Sheila Cohen’s testimony urged legislators “to reject even exploring the insidious idea of Education Savings Accounts…
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CEA President Sheila Cohen and CEA Executive Director Donald Williams offer their insights on gun laws and school safety.
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