News Release: Rise in Aggressive Student Behavior in the Classroom Impacting Students, Teachers
With increasing frequency, teachers are reporting being assaulted by students in their classrooms.
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Teachers calling on legislators to enact policies and procedures to keep classrooms safe.
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Take Immediate Action on Teacher Tax and Teacher Assault
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…
DetailsEast Haddam Students Celebrate Reading With “Fancy Nancy” Author Visit
From 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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CEA Leaders and Staff Testify Before Legislature’s Education Committee
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 Leaders Share Their Opinions on Keeping Schools Safe in Connecticut and Around the Country
CEA President Sheila Cohen and CEA Executive Director Donald Williams offer their insights on gun laws and school safety.
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You, Too, Could Win!
All members who subscribe to BlogCEA through Friday will be entered for a daily chance to win a CEA swag bag. The BlogCEA bag contains a flash drive, cell phone pocket, clip, and more. For your chance to win, just click here and subscribe today. Winners for the second part of February are
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Oklahoma Teachers’ Union Sets Strike Date for April 2 After Teacher Outcry
The Oklahoma Education Association announced on Tuesday night that schools would shut down across the state if the state legislature does not pass a $10,000 pay raise for teachers and increased funding for schools by April 23.
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Join Us: Take a Bus to Hartford or D.C. for the March for Our Lives Rally
The safety and well-being of our students and teachers are top priorities for CEA. In the wake of last month’s tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, school safety is once again in the national spotlight, and the push to ensure that public schools are safe havens now has the force of millions of young people…
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Agreement Reached Between West Virginia Educators and State
Thank you to all of you who sent messages of support to our West Virginia colleagues. They have stood in solidarity and made their voices heard to demand recognition of their professionalism and dignity.
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