You’re Invited: CEA County Forums Start Next Week
The 2017 Connecticut General Assembly session opened on January 4. Find out what’s new and what’s brewing in public education policy, funding, and more. Attend a CEA County Forum near you.
DetailsTell Your Senators: Confirmation Hearing Proves DeVos Lacks Experience, Knowledge
Will Trump’s pick for secretary of education keep public schools public and maintain education funding? Betsy DeVos wasn’t willing to make any promises when questioned by the ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing last night. “Can you commit that you will not work to privatize public…
DetailsNew Report Conceals SBAC Problems
While many states have embraced improvement in their statewide assessment programs and have rejected invalid tests, Connecticut remains stuck in a program that is harmful to teaching and discriminatory to students. In spite of mounting concerns about the validity and fairness of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test—which is administered to students in grades…
DetailsNews Release: Charter Management Organizations Cheating Students and Wasting Connecticut Taxpayer Dollars
Using millions of Connecticut taxpayer dollars meant to educate children, charter management organizations (CMOs) are lining their own pockets.
DetailsCharter Management Organizations Cheating Students and Wasting Connecticut Taxpayer Dollars
Using millions of Connecticut taxpayer dollars meant to educate children, charter management organizations (CMOs) are lining their own pockets. According to a shocking new report detailing the financial data of Connecticut charter schools, some CMOs are profiting from state taxpayer dollars allocated for students, with little or no oversight or transparency as to how the…
Details10 Inauguration Day Resources
This collection of K-12 activities offers historical information, interactives, printables, and videos to highlight this national event that symbolizes the peaceful transition of power in our country. Activities & Resources
DetailsNews Release: New Report Conceals SBAC Problems; Fails to Reveal That Most Other States Have Rejected SBAC; Fails to Make Improvements to Help Children
While many states have embraced improvement in their statewide assessment programs and have rejected invalid tests, Connecticut remains stuck in a program that is harmful to teaching and discriminatory to students.
DetailsMath Activities for Celebrating the 100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is fast approaching. It falls in early February for most Connecticut schools—though it depends on when your school year started and how much snow we get in the coming weeks. Whenever it happens in your school, here are 10 math activities and five books to help your elementary students get…
DetailsClassroom Resources for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Help students put in perspective Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, his impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and his significance to American culture and history. Check out these lesson plans, activity ideas, and other resources for teaching Martin Luther King Jr. Day Resources for: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
DetailsContact Members of Congress: DeVos Wrong Choice to Lead Dept. of Education
Confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, begin Wednesday, January 11. Urge members of Congress who will be voting on DeVos’ nomination not to approve her for this position for these and other key reasons:
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