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New Teachers Make Meaning, Connections at CEA Conference
Nearly 200 aspiring and early career educators—along with veteran colleagues—attended CEA’s Early Career Educator Conference where CEA President Kate Dias emphasized, “Teaching is done best when it’s done in community,” urging participants, “Think of this as a launching pad.”
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Contact Legislators and Tell Them to Keep Teacher Priorities Moving Forward
A priority bill for teachers, SB 381, has made it out of the Education Committee, and now we need Appropriations Committee members to act to approve our issues and send the bill on to the full legislature.
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Key Education Bills Advance
It’s been a banner week for education priorities at the state legislature, with many bills and resolutions moving closer to being adopted. Key among these is SB 381, which includes a COVID credit for teachers, enhanced starting salaries, just cause provisions, restoring good faith to the DCF mandated reporting process, and much more.
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County Forums a Space for Ideas, Dialogue on Education
CEA members gathered last night for the first of several county forums being held across the state, many of them featuring guest legislators.
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Join Us for CEA’s 2nd Annual Summit on Diversity
Position yourself for success as a leader of color in your district, union, and classroom with this opportunity to grow, develop new skills, and network with an ethnically diverse group of Connecticut educators.
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Continue the Fight to Repeal WEP/GPO
We’ve made significant progress in our efforts to repeal WEP/GPO, but there’s still work to be done. Please take a minute to send an email to a short list of U.S. senators using our convenient one-click system, so we can ensure that this issue remains a priority on Capitol Hill.
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‘If Only Love Paid the Bills’—Educators Tell Legislators to Raise Starting Salaries, Provide COVID Credit
CEA members, leaders, and staff turned out in person and via Zoom yesterday to testify at a legislative public hearing–and hundreds more members submitted written testimony.
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Stratford Community Rallies Against Education Cuts
Gesturing to the overflowing room, Stratford Education Association President Michael Fiorello told the Stratford Town Council last night, “Look around. Stratford wants fully staffed schools.”
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Aspiring Educators Urged to Apply for Diversity Scholarship
A bill before the legislature this year would increase funding to a scholarship program aimed at diversifying the education profession, and CEA President Kate Dias was among those speaking in favor of the program’s expansion at a press conference this morning.
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