Amistad Academy founder Stefan Pryor will be formally recommended to Governor Malloy as Connecticut’s next Commissioner of Education at a State Board of Education meeting tomorrow. The Hartford Courant reported Pryor’s selection this morning and State Department of Education spokesman Mark Linabury has since told CEA that Pryor is the candidate who will be recommended…
DetailsJust in time for Labor Day, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial opened to the public August 22 in Washington, D.C. Although Dr. King’s role as a civil rights leader is widely known his role as a labor leader is less well-known, but no less important. In a speech to the Illinois AFL-CIO Convention…
DetailsTeachers are under fire from politicians and the media today, but most ordinary Americans are behind educators. A recent poll by Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup found that even though a solid majority (68 percent) of respondents said most of the news they hear about teachers is bad, an even higher percentage (71 percent) said they trust public-school…
DetailsAs you head back to school this week and next, please keep in mind all of the great things you and your colleagues accomplish every day. Connecticut’s achievement gap is a serious issue, but focusing exclusively on the gap ignores all of the growth and successes happening in our public schools. CMT data shows that,…
DetailsThere’s lots to do as you prepare for the new school year. Many educators spend large amounts of their own money on classroom supplies. If you have to spend your own money, at least make sure you’re taking advantage of discounts. Below is a list of some discounts for educators. New teachers: NEA has an…
DetailsGovernor Dannel P. Malloy’s speech today to school superintendents is a clarion call to embrace change, especially in the 20 to 30 school districts where the governor says students are being left behind. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU0bQK4wo_4 w=354] The governor is challenging educators “to not tolerate that which they can change.” His own intolerance already has him outlining…
DetailsGovernor Dannel P. Malloy praised teachers today, saying “they go above and beyond every day for their students,” when he addressed 500 educators at a CEA leadership conference in Uncasville. The governor says he believes teachers have “a calling” to make youngsters lives better. It’s why he’s counting on teachers’ input as he develops his education…
DetailsA new independent study by the RAND Corporation, released July 18, concludes that a merit pay program in New York City’s public schools failed to affect student achievement at any grade level. This is not a new finding. Many studies have already shown that merit pay doesn’t increase student performance. The RAND study analyzed test…
DetailsGovernor Malloy released a budget cutting plan Friday which would chop 31 million in education funds from the state’s FY 2012 budget and 36.5 million from FY 2013. Although Malloy has kept his word and level funded the ECS grant, these educational cuts would have serious consequences for Connecticut children. There is still a chance…
DetailsThere is a significant danger that Washington lawmakers could make cuts to Social Security that will affect Connecticut teachers. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has recommended changes to the way Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) are calculated. These changes would result in a lower and less accurate measure of inflation.…
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