Thanksgiving is almost here, and the December holidays are just around the corner! Before you head out or online to shop, don’t forget to check out NEA Member Benefits for savings on a wide variety of products and services. NEA Click & Save “Buy-lights” for November 2016 Holidays are on the horizon—avoid the stress and…
DetailsStudents are feeling and sharing strong emotions as they process the outcome of the presidential election. Teachers are hearing from students excited about Trump’s win and from those who are upset or scared for themselves, their families, or their friends. Educators often take on the responsibility of fostering tolerance and acceptance of differences among students…
DetailsThis year marks the 95th anniversary of American Education Week. The original purpose of American Education Week—to create awareness and support for public education—continues today. Watch CEA members talk about the importance of public education and share why they’ve chosen the teaching profession.
DetailsStudents and teachers around Connecticut have been celebrating Veterans Day yesterday and today. From a school-wide assembly and classroom read-alouds by veterans and active duty military personnel at Poquonock Elementary in Windsor to an observance at Trumbull High School featuring performances by the school’s marching band and chamber singers—students from kindergarten to twelfth grade have been honoring…
DetailsJoin members of CEA’s Human and Civil Rights Commission and author Nora Raleigh Baskin for a teacher-to-teacher book discussion of “Ruby on the Outside,” a 2016 IRA Notable Book for a Global Society. The free book talk and dinner will take place Tuesday, November 29, 6 – 7:30 p.m., at CEA headquarters in Hartford. Click…
DetailsElection Day has come and gone, and, although Clinton won Connecticut with 54 percent of the vote, we’ll be inaugurating President Trump on January 20. What will a Trump presidency mean for public education? That largely remains to be seen. Trump has spoken out in favor of vouchers, school choice, and cuts to education funding.
DetailsA law protecting student data privacy went into effect October 1, and Connecticut districts are required to make sure they’re in compliance. The public act that passed the Connecticut General Assembly last spring protects classroom data by restricting how student information may be collected and used by certain websites, apps, and board of education contractors…
DetailsMystic Seaport offers a series of free, monthly professional development sessions for teachers. The upcoming workshops, and food, are free, but space is limited, so sign up now. Connecticut’s Unsung Heroes Program with Barbara Jarnagin, Associate Director of School & Family Programs, Mystic Seaport November 16, 4-6 pm Connecticut was and still is a very…
DetailsMost students at Tolland High School are not yet old enough to vote, but that hasn’t prevented them from civic engagement. Social studies teacher Sarah Goldman’s civics class ran a mock election recently at the school, anView postd the students learned a lot about the electoral process and what it takes to hold an election.…
DetailsIn spite of serious concerns raised by teachers, CEA leaders and staff, state university deans of education, and community members, the State Board of Education today voted to allow the controversial Relay Graduate School of Education to begin operating in Connecticut. Relay provides a shortcut to teacher certification whose methods and outcomes have repeatedly been…
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