In yesterday’s Bridgeport Board of Education election, we could not be prouder of the many teachers who contributed their hands and hearts in electing pro-education candidates. These candidates took on the political establishment, and they won convincingly. A committed, community-based coalition undertook a groundbreaking effort because Bridgeport has become a hub of the national corporate…
DetailsYou have the opportunity to make a child’s holiday brighter this year by participating in the Holiday Bear Project, sponsored by CEA’s charitable organization, the Connecticut Education Foundation (CEF). The program matches needy public school students with sponsors who purchase gifts for the children who would otherwise receive none. The Holiday Bear Project has grown…
DetailsConnecticut must not use new Smarter Balanced test results in teacher evaluation and must not double test students in this very uncertain time as public schools try to transition to new standards and testing. Those were just two of the strong statements delivered by CEA Vice President Jeff Leake today at a hearing at the…
DetailsStudents in Wallingford’s STEM Academy program were excited this morning as they prepared for a chance to talk with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. But after many unsuccessful attempts to contact the station via amateur radio as it passed over North America, the group finally had to give up as the station continued…
DetailsDo you have questions about writing Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) that make sense for your students? Do you want to be more informed in case you need to change your SLOs? Join a free webinar for CEA members titled, Writing SLOs: How Can Your Students Really Show What They Know? The webinar will cover what…
DetailsThere’s lots of research showing that parents’ involvement in their children’s education is key to school success, but are all parent and community engagement efforts equal? How do we know what types of programs are likely to succeed or fail? Answers to these questions will the subject of a keynote address by Anne Henderson, co-author…
DetailsIt’s time to examine where our public education policy is and to take bold steps to get it where it realistically needs to be. That was the message CEA President Sheila Cohen delivered to other members of the State Board of Education Five-Year Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee at a meeting at the Legislative Office Building…
DetailsAmerica’s love for data is nothing new. The real challenge is asking whether the data makes sense. As more states apply data to the classroom in the form of standardized tests and data-driven improvement and accountability (DDIA) programs, this challenge becomes critical for the future of our children and their ability to meet their fullest…
DetailsAlliance Districts Focus on Data What gets measured gets done. That was the message today from top education officials who encouraged educators in the Alliance Districts to focus their priorities on maintaining and investing in things that increase student success. “Think about the things that matter most and the factors that influence student achievement and…
DetailsThe hard work of teachers and students at Alliance Schools this year will be assessed by the “big 5,” according to top state education officials. Their goal is to have the bottom 5 percent of schools in the Alliance Districts rise to the 25th percentile, increase the percentage of students at goal by 5 percent,…
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