National Healthy Schools Day
Children’s health and safety while at school is the primary concern of all educators, but sometimes we don’t realize all that a safe school climate includes. The indoor air and…
DetailsMillennials Motivated and Empowered at CEA New Teacher Conference
“You are in the trenches every single day, and you are all heroes and heroines,” CEA President Sheila Cohen told the nearly 400 educators and future educators attending CEA’s New…
DetailsQuestions Raised About Funding for New Charters
Following the State Board of Education’s approval yesterday of four new charter schools for Connecticut, the senator who co-chairs the legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee has said she’s “sort of outraged…
DetailsState Board Approves New Charter Schools
Today a local CEA leader — representing Bridgeport teachers — made an impassioned plea to the State Board of Education asking that the board reject new charter schools in the city because…
DetailsApril Deals and Discounts from NEA Member Benefits
NEA Member Benefits works on behalf of three million NEA members to maximize your hard-earned dollars through consumer discounts and special travel and leisure offers. Below are some of the…
DetailsCommon Core Implementation Task Force Takes First Steps
Common Core and the challenges districts are facing when it comes to implementation continue to be in the spotlight here in Connecticut. Yesterday the state’s Common Core Task Force, charged with…
DetailsImpact of Education Reform on Teachers
Why did you become a teacher? What motivates you? How do you want to be remembered? These are some of the questions Berlin social studies teacher and Connecticut’s 2012 Teacher…
DetailsSBAC Field Test Delayed
The State Department of Education today sent a memo to Connecticut superintendents saying that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) — the group developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State…
DetailsTeachers Tell Education Committee About Common Core, Teacher Evaluation Concerns
Educators around the state have been facing a challenging year due to the botched implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the challenges related to simultaneously implementing a new…
DetailsStill Time to Register for CEA’s New Teacher Conference
Looking to meet other new teachers from around the state while learning more about your profession and your union? Come to CEA’s New Teacher Conference, Saturday, April 5, at the…
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