I was deeply saddened by Senator Kennedy’s death last week. He championed many of the causes I believe in. I had the privilege of working with him on many of those issues particularly in education, worker’s rights and children’s health care. I disagreed with his support for No Child Left behind in 2001 and he…
DetailsOn Tuesday, September 8, President Barack Obama will deliver a national address directly to the nation’s students on the importance of education. He will challenge students to work hard, set goals, and take responsibility for their learning. The address will be broadcast live over the White House website – www.whitehouse.gov – at 12PM eastern standard…
DetailsCEA member Rachael Manzer, a district science coach in the Suffield School District, is one of seven finalists for the Teachers in Space program – a joint project of the Space Frontier Foundation and the United States Rocket Academy. Manzer and the other six finalists were chosen out of hundreds of applications from highly qualified…
DetailsWith the onset of the dog days of August, thousands of teachers turn their thoughts to those first few days of school and the inevitable professional development crammed into the first few days of school. In 1996, when I arrived at CEA, one of my first assignments was to assist the executive director in completing…
DetailsI’m catching up after two weeks in Hawaii. Although I had my computer with me, I stayed down in the alpha zone and intentionally avoided the blogosphere and dogging education policy. My youngest son, who has been teaching on the Big Island for two years now, returned to school for four days of professional development…
DetailsThe first day of CEA’s Summer Leadership Conference was a great experience for the teachers attending. Below some participants share what they enjoy about Summer Leadership and what they’re hoping to learn in the workshop tracks they’re taking. Eric Feeney, Kingsbury School, Waterbury “Summer Leadership provides an excellent opportunity to learn and network . The…
DetailsCEA’s Summer Leadership Conference begins Monday and staff are putting the final touches on preparations. Over 600 people are attending this year’s conference, which is being held at Mohegan Sun. The two and a half day conference features 26 different workshops and mini-sessions on a range of topics. On Monday night, CEA members will be…
DetailsConnecticut Mastery Test (CMT) scores, released this morning, show elementary and middle school students gaining at nearly every level for 2009. The CMT is administered to students in grades three through eight every March and tests math, reading, writing and science. This year the 15 school districts Connecticut has identified as low-achieving all showed improvement…
DetailsThe Connecticut House and Senate met today for a special veto override session. Seven of the bills Governor Rell had vetoed were overridden, but while the healthcare partnership bill received enough votes for an override in the House, the Senate’s 23-12 vote was one short. This override failure is disappointing as the bill, An Act…
DetailsYesterday 2oo CEA members and other education supporters took part in the Connecticut Education Foundation’s (CEF) 15th Annual Hands Across the Green Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament took place at Glastonbury Hills Country Club. The golf tournament supports the CEF Children’s Fund, which assists needy students in Connecticut’s public schools by providing them with basic …
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