We hope to make life-long learners and life-long readers out of our students, which is why it’s so troubling when we hear kids say they hate to read. Why don’t they like reading? One teacher started asking her students, and some of the answers she uncovered might not be what you’d expect. Here’s an example:
DetailsEducators are increasingly taking advantage of the professional learning opportunities and connections with colleagues that the Internet makes possible, but plenty of educators are not yet learning and collaborating online. Connected Educator Month aims to change that. This global celebration of community is for educators at all levels and from all disciplines. The 2014 event…
DetailsAs we continue to hear the recent news about Ebola — a third case in Texas and the continuation of the outbreak in West Africa — we all are becoming increasingly concerned. And, as the situation continues to unfold, educators have many questions about their own safety and that of their students. The CDC and…
DetailsLeaders of Connecticut’s teachers’ unions are applauding the new trust established in September by the Teachers’ Retirement Board (TRB) to better protect and sustain beneficiaries’ healthcare over the long term. The board last month voted unanimously to establish the legal structure after receiving approval from the Office of the State Attorney General. Connecticut Education Association…
DetailsHow would education be different if teachers had the opportunity to “be a student” for a day? One educator followed two high school students over the course of a normal school day and came away with many ideas for doing things differently. I waited fourteen years to do something that I should have done my…
DetailsCEA’s Legal Department — consisting of attorneys Chris Hankins, Melanie Kolek, and Adrienne DeLucca; paralegal Linda Reed; and legal secretary Sandy Alzak — received the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Legal Department of the Year Award for Community Outreach. “We are all so proud of the excellent work of our legal team and their commitment and resolve to assisting…
Details“Academics and fitness go hand in hand,” actor and fitness pioneer Jake Steinfeld told an auditorium full of Derby Middle and High School students this morning. “When you’re in shape and exercising you’re less fidgety in class and more focused.” Steinfeld was in Derby in his role as chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’…
DetailsThe consequences of the 2014 State of Connecticut election results will be felt by students and teachers for a very long time.
Foley’s “Money Follows the Child” scheme would…
DetailsCooperative Educational Services teacher Stephanie Wanzer and her colleagues Darien teacher Katy Gale and Redding teacher Mary Patterson were among dozens of CEA members, and their family and friends, who braved the rain to run on Team CEF—The Connecticut Education Foundation Team—in the Hartford Marathon on October 11 and raise money for a good cause.…
DetailsDiscounts and special offers on products and services are some of the many benefits of CEA/NEA membership. Check out special October offers from NEA Member Benefits below. NEA Click & Save, the online discount buying service for NEA members, highlights select retailers and merchants each month. Check out these featured “Buy-lights” for October — and…
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