The headlines of many of the nation’s leading newspapers today commemorate the significance of yesterday’s landmark Supreme Court decision mandating new federal recognition of gay couples. While the news stories are replete with facts, the emotion is found in reflective essays. BlogCEA thinks Frank Bruni’s Op-Ed in The New York Times today is a “don’t…
DetailsEducators here in Connecticut and across the country are working hard to meet historic challenges. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently announced that states can request flexibility in two specific areas when it comes to implementing new evaluation systems and assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Read Secretary Duncan’s letter here for…
Details2009 National Teacher of the Year and Greenwich educator Tony Mullen thinks that all new educators should have the benefit of spending a year with a master-teacher. In a recent blog post for Education Week, he says that if educators had the advantage of a residency experience like doctors do, the retention rate for teachers…
DetailsThe CEA Advisor will be arriving on your doorstep this week. Check out the issue (in print or online) to learn more about teacher evaluations, legislative victories, money for public education and teacher retirement, the latest on the CEA Sandy Hook Memorial, and much, much more. Below is CEA President Sheila Cohen, Vice President Jeff…
DetailsToday marks the six-month anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and our hearts remain heavy with grief for everyone touched by the tragedy. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, “We each remember the lives lost in our own individual way. The families of those lost are very much in our thoughts.” Communities around…
DetailsAdvocating for resources for students and schools was front and center today at CEA headquarters in Hartford as the Association hosted a news conference marking the release of the Summer 2013 issue of “The Connecticut Economy: A University of Connecticut Quarterly Review.” CEA President Sheila Cohen opened the news conference, “This edition of the Quarterly…
DetailsThe spirit of Susan B. Anthony, a pioneer for the women’s suffrage movement, and Prudence Crandall, an American educator and reformer, is alive and well at Lyman Memorial High School in Lebanon, Connecticut, thanks to English teacher Liza Escott. Escott, the school’s diversity coordinator, is the 2013 recipient of CEA’s Susan B. Anthony-Prudence Crandall Equality…
DetailsDo educators have enough time to collaborate and exchange ideas with their colleagues? In an opinion piece for Education Week, teacher Hillary Greene says, “no.” The greatest disappointment for me as a teacher has been how little intellectual exchange there is among educators. On the way to a staff meeting, I still catch myself running…
DetailsAs the school year winds down, you’re probably looking ahead to plans for the summer. Have you signed up for CEA’s Summer Leadership Conference yet? The annual conference is a great way to learn new strategies for your classroom, find out how to get more engaged with your local association and CEA, and meet other…
DetailsMany important bills, including the state budget, were debated and passed in the 2013 legislative session that adjourned at midnight last night. Thanks to the hard work of CEA active and retired members, the House and Senate voted to keep the Appropriations Committee funding for the retired teachers’ health insurance fund in the final budget.…
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