Rhode Island Governor-elect Gina Raimondo has announced that she will nominate outgoing Connecticut Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor to serve as Rhode Island’s secretary of commerce. Read more from The CT Mirror here. Read a statement from Connecticut State Board of Education Chair Allan Taylor here.
For many students school lunch is a basic, no-frills meal, but some districts are looking to change that. To combat a decline in the number of students purchasing school lunch, some districts are turning to professionally trained chefs, according to The Wall Street Journal. New federal nutrition standards require that schools serve more fruits, vegetables,…
DetailsThe official start to the season may still be over a week away, but it already feels wintry here in Connecticut. See below for some winter-themed lessons, activities, and resources. These resources from NEA will help students develop an understanding of the mechanisms that bring about seasonal change and how animals have adapted to them.…
DetailsIt’s that time of year: Students are sniffling and sneezing — hopefully into their elbows — everywhere you turn. How do you keep from getting sick and reduce the number of children who pick up the virus of the week? Pennsylvania teacher Lynn Cashell has the following tips. I keep a pump bottle of hand sanitizer…
DetailsConnecticut is another step further along the path toward universal preschool thanks to a grant from the federal government. The state has been awarded $12.5 million toward expanding high-quality preschool programs in targeted communities next year. Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the importance of high-quality pre-K. Last spring state lawmakers approved legislation to create more than…
DetailsCEA and AFT-Connecticut have worked with the State Department of Education (SDE) to successfully resolve issues regarding the reading survey required by the state legislature in Section 13 of Public Act 13-245. K-3 teachers are now required to take the survey, which has already been delayed to allow for clarification, in 2015 during one of…
DetailsShare your successes and challenges with healthy school foods for a chance to win a nutrition grant for your school. NEA’s Health Information Network wants to hear from educators, students, and families for a national contest titled “The Smart Snacks Roundup.” Since the USDA Smart Snacks regulations went into effect last summer, fruit, vegetables, and…
DetailsWatch video of State Teacher of the Year Cara Quinn’s remarks to her colleagues.
DetailsThough the State Board of Education (SBE) gave initial approval to changes to the master’s degree requirement impacting professional level certification at its meeting yesterday, the final decision about what constitutes an “appropriate subject area master’s related to a teacher’s certification endorsement” won’t be made until the SBE meets in February. A small group of…
DetailsConnecticut’s 2015 Teacher of the Year praised and thanked her former teachers, Farmington Public School educators, for inspiring her to become an educator, and reminded her colleagues of the…
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