With recent cuts to state education funding, a new legislative session about to start, and the future of teachers and public education at risk it’s never been more important to stay up to date on the latest education news affecting Connecticut teachers. Here at BlogCEA we want to make sure you as a CEA member…
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Renowned author and advocate for children Jonathan Kozol has called it “a beautiful film” that “everyone who values democratic education needs to see”—and now you can watch Backpack Full of Cash at a free screening this February in New London. Narrated by Matt Damon and directed by a teacher, the movie explores the real cost…
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“Union business is a professional responsibility and makes a big difference,” says Waterbury teacher and building rep Anthony Della Calce. The sixth-year math educator who teaches at North End Middle School is new to being a building rep, but not to understanding the vital role his union plays in teachers’ lives. “Belonging to a union…
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Attend a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. in New London. Narrated by Matt Damon, whose mother is teacher, the movie, explores the real cost of privatizing public schools.
The Janus case, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, isan effort to weaken unions—and the protections that help safeguard teachers’ salaries, benefits, and rights. Attend an upcoming CEA County Forum in your area and learn how you can help continue to protect teachers’ hard-won salaries and benefits
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CEA and AFTCT leaders sent a letter urging legislators to hold a special session, prior to the start of the regular on Feb. 7 to restore education funding cut by the governor. Read the letter to legislators. Read the story.
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Teachers across Connecticut are coming out to their local CEA County Forums to stay on top of new threats to their profession and public education—and to learn how they can protect themselves. Top among those threats is a court case that aims to weaken teachers’ ability to collectively bargain for fair salaries, benefits, and working…
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Public officials are elected to represent the interests of local residents, but members of the Stratford Board of Education abdicated their responsibility to town residents Monday by shutting them out of a public meeting. Though the board had received notice days in advance that the number of teachers, parents, and community members expected to attend…
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People from around Connecticut gathered Saturday in Hartford for the 2nd annual Connecticut Women’s March—and among the attendees were many teachers. “As a teacher of government, my favorite chant at these marches is, ‘Show us what democracy looks like? This is what democracy looks like!’” said East Hampton teacher Kristen Keska, who traveled to D.C.…
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