Students may put on a show about how they can’t wait for summer to arrive, but many of them will miss their teachers, their friends and the routine of the school day. The final days of the school year are an opportunity for teachers to help students have a last bit of fun together as…
DetailsWhen it comes to summer, reading may not be the first thing—or even in the top 10 things—children have in mind. But reading can be the ideal summer activity. It’s fun, portable, can involve the whole family, and can help children academically. These resources can help you put good books into kids’ hands and connect…
DetailsState standardized test scores still make up the lion’s share of a high school’s rating under Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System, but high school students today urged the state Board of Education to further broaden the list of measures used to rate schools. In addition to students’ scores on state tests, Connecticut high schools are…
DetailsExplore the history of the stars and stripes through these K-12 resources compiled by Phil Nast for NEA. HISTORY OF THE STARS & STRIPES Flag Day Celebrated A brief description of Flag Day for students in grades K-5 with images and audio files. Today in History: June 14th: Flag Day Text, images, songs, and links…
DetailsCEA members’ commitment to students and their teaching colleagues doesn’t stop with retirement. Hundreds of retired teachers demonstrated that truth today with their active engagement at the CEA-Retired Spring Business Meeting. “It’s important to remember our organization relies on the hard work of volunteers like you,” CEA-Retired President Gloria Brown told the members gathered at…
Details“There’s this common misconception that teachers don’t like evaluation, and that’s not accurate at all,” National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes told WNPR’s Lucy Nalpathanchil. In an interview yesterday on Where We Live, Hayes touched on many aspects of her teaching career at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, her experiences growing up,…
DetailsThanks to the hard work of students and their teachers, graduation rates in Connecticut continue to climb. The state’s four-year graduation rate reached 87.2 percent in 2015—significantly higher than the national average of 82.3 percent. Additionally, statistics from the state Department of Education show the following. In Alliance District schools, the graduation rate reached 77.6…
DetailsMemorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, a day to honor American Civil War dead. Following World War I, Memorial Day became a day to honor soldiers killed in all wars. Honor the nation’s fallen military men and women with the following lessons and activities compiled by Phil Nast for NEA. Resources for: Grades K-5…
DetailsOnly 37 percent of principals and 31 percent of superintendents consider state accountability tests useful for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. That’s just one of the attention grabbing findings from a poll of students, parents, teachers, principals, and superintendents released earlier this month. The poll, commissioned by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and conducted by…
DetailsTeachers are often most familiar with the support their union provides when it comes to negotiating contracts or filing grievances. The support that CEA staff offers to members extends far beyond those issues, however, as teachers in East Hartford and Manchester found out recently. Teachers in both districts have seen a sharp rise in problematic…
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