Stirrings of movement are occurring in Washington even while most pundits continue to see the prospects for reauthorization of ESEA as unlikely this year. While idealogical lines are being firmed up (see the US Chamber of Commerce position) Secretary Duncan remains optimistic that the job can be completed this summer. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), new…
DetailsMany people have tried hard to transform traditional barriers to labor/management cooperation in order to produce productive partnerships. Not all have succeeded. We’re proud to report that — in education — school officials and teacher labor leaders are succeeding with a pioneering program called CALI. At a meeting yesterday, organized by the State Department of Education,…
DetailsTalk of social media policies seems to be increasing in districts around the state. You may have heard about the social media policy Glastonbury is considering. CEA staff invited Glastonbury Education Association President Josh Steffenson to write a guest post for BlogCEA and contribute his thoughts on the issue. Thank you Josh! Please share your…
DetailsConcession talks between state employee unions and the Malloy administration are coming down to the wire. State Capitol observers are increasingly anxious about the consequences of a breakdown. As the Hartford Courant opined today: If Governor Malloy fails to extract union concessions, then “he will also have to stop shielding schools, towns and cities from…
DetailsRegistration is now open for the CEA Summer Leadership Conference, August 1-3, 2011. This two-and-a-half day conference is offered annually the first week in August. Tracks and electives cover a wide variety of topics, and members can earn CEUs with some tracks. The conference is being held at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center again this…
DetailsCEA Executive Director John Yrchik has a great column in the April CEA Advisor. You should be receiving your Advisor in the mail any day now if you haven’t already. You can also always read the CEA Advisor online. John’s column is reprinted below. The New Pinkertons Clashes between striking workers and Pinkerton guards in…
DetailsEarth Day is April 22 and teachers around the country are educating about the environment this week as part of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). EE Week is the nation’s largest environmental education event. It’s held each year the week before Earth Day and inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. EEWeek.org spotlights…
DetailsA high school student slammed the classroom door on Ann Carone’s arm. The Bridgeport teacher suffered tendon and muscle sprains that required physical therapy and caused her pain for several months. The student responsible did not spend any time in detention or suspension. “It is my biggest fear that this student has been sent a…
DetailsLast week President Obama seemed to have reverted to a position on testing that was at the heart of why so many educators supported his candidacy. In a town hall-style meeting last week, in response to a question from a high school student, “Could you reduce the amount of testing?”, the president offered the following:…
DetailsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968. This year on April 4, labor unions, civil rights organizations, and religious leaders are standing together across the country for the rights and dignity of working men and women. Dr. King was killed in Memphis, where he had gone to stand with sanitation…
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