Teacher Kerstin Rao believes ignorance is toxic. Rao, a teacher at Bedford Middle School in Westport, spent a recent evening educating herself at a special conference on how to help students and families who face challenges because of their faith. The event—“Supporting Muslim Students and Families: What Every Educator Needs to Know,” held at the…
DetailsTeachers have been speaking out forcefully against plans to shift the cost of teacher pensions onto cities and towns and raise property taxes, saying such plans would unfairly burden local taxpayers and lead to cuts in education and other essential services. Yesterday it seemed that lawmakers on a key legislative committee were poised to respond…
DetailsCelebrate National Poetry Month with these lessons, activities, and video/audio readings. Resources for: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
DetailsLeading into May—National Physical Fitness and Sports Month—the last week of April is Every Kid Healthy Week, which shines a spotlight on students’ health and wellness and the link between nutrition, physical activity, and learning. “Healthy kids are better prepared to learn,” says Monique Butler, a fifth-grade teacher and building rep at O’Brien Elementary STEM…
DetailsLeaves are finally appearing on trees and daffodils and tulips are blooming—spring is here! Below are lessons, activities, and videos to prepare students for the sights, smells, and sounds of Spring. Resources for: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
Details“Increasing property taxes for residents is not the comprehensive solution Connecticut needs to balance the state budget. We need a budget that works for all of us,” a coalition of ten organizations, which includes CEA, has written legislators. Proposals to balance the state budget by shifting costs to cities and towns don’t sit well with Connecticut voters.…
DetailsThe push to balance the state budget by shifting costs to cities and towns and raising property taxes doesn’t sit well with Connecticut voters.
DetailsSpeaking out at a town hall press conference in West Hartford—which faces historic property tax hikes to cover a major shortfall in state funding—a statewide coalition of eight diverse associations, including CEA, called on legislators to avoid shifting the state’s financial obligations onto cities and towns. Policymakers are currently considering plans to shift $408 million…
DetailsCEA’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Commission and Human and Civil Rights Commission invite all CEA members to a free dinner, screening, and discussion of the Academy Award-nominated documentary 13th. The film, which explores issues of race, justice, and mass incarceration, takes its title from the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Living in an Unfair System: Making…
DetailsWith a proposed state budget that would divide Connecticut’s school districts into winners and losers and saddle towns with one-third of the cost of their teachers’ pensions, it’s vital that legislators hear loud and clear from CEA members. It’s especially important to speak to your legislators now as some are considering a dangerous plan that…
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