The State Board of Education today listened to teachers’ concerns about fairness in education funding and responded by rejecting increases in enrollment for three charter schools that would have cost the state $627,000. At a time when state budget cuts are currently hurting students and teachers at neighborhood public schools, CEA President Sheila Cohen said…
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Critical funds being drained from neighborhood public schools; hurting students in state’s poorest districts.
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DetailsThere’s no silver bullet when it comes to balancing the state budget and growing the economy, but we know that attacking working people is not the direction Connecticut should be taking.
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Connecticut must take the high road and not attack the middle class was the message labor leaders gave today in testimony before the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth. “We need bold tax reforms that help grow the state’s economy and ensure that Connecticut remains a great place to live, work, and raise a…
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Labor advocates urge fiscal stability commission to take high road to achieve economic growth in Connecticut.
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Attend a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash. Narrated by Matt Damon, whose mother is teacher, the movie explores the real cost of privatizing public schools.
Click here for details on the Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. screening in New London.
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Teachers and their families save on lift tickets at four popular ski areas. Click here for details.
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Attend the CEA Teacher Appreciation Day at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers hockey game on Feb. 10. Click here for details.
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Louisiana teacher Deyshia Hargrave, arrested after asking questions about the superintendent’s salary raise, is urging her colleagues to let this injustice spur them into action. Watch video of her arrest. Watch moving message video shar
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