The explosion in student data mining poses great risks to the safety, privacy, and civil liberties of children and families. Who is collecting student and teacher data? Who can get it? What are the risks? What has changed? What is FERPA? How have other states acted to increase data protections? What can parents, legislators, educators,…
DetailsThere’s new hope for all Connecticut children to receive the adequate and equitable funding necessary for a high-quality education as the case CCJEF v. Rell goes to trial today in Hartford Superior Court. The case has been 11 years in the making—beginning when schoolchildren and their parents together with the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in…
DetailsGroups representing Connecticut teachers, parents, and superintendents shared their concerns regarding the SBAC test with members of the Mastery Examination Committee today. CEA, the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association (CT PTA), and the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) presented key survey findings including concerns with technology to the effects of overtesting and the time…
DetailsThe U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case today. The case is an attack on long-standing rules that have made it possible for professionals to stand together with one voice at work and in their communities. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, “The Friedrichs case is about corporate…
DetailsEducation Week’s Quality Counts report for 2016 is out and Connecticut scored well compared to most other states, particularly when it comes to the important role education plays here in promoting positive outcomes throughout a person’s life. Connecticut placed fifth overall among all states and the District of Columbia, and tied for fourth on the …
DetailsIndisputable evidence from the frontlines of teaching took center stage today at a CEA news conference in Hartford as teachers urged lawmakers to examine the needs of students and reject a test that is not valid, reliable, or fair. While several teachers offered compelling testimony about their experience with SBAC at today’s news conference, their…
DetailsMore evidence that the amount of time devoted to standardized testing and test prep in public schools is on the rise is in today with the results of a survey of superintendents. Sixty-seven percent of superintendents in the nationally representative Gallup poll said that their districts are now spending more time preparing students for standardized…
DetailsHelp 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 with these lesson plans, activity ideas, and other resources compiled by Phil Nast for NEA. Resources for: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
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DetailsTeachers advocating together across the country have accomplished three important victories in legislation that passed through Congress last week. These wins, part of a bill to fund the government and make certain parts of the tax code permanent, include additional funding for programs benefiting students and families, permanent status for the educator tax deduction, and…
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