Teacher certification in Connecticut hasn’t seen major changes since the 1990s, but that’s going to change soon. Jennifer Rodriguez and Elsa Batista are Newington teachers who are sitting on the Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board, and in the latest episode of CEA’s podcast they talk about the work of the Board and the importance of educators’ voice in updating the certification standards.
In the latest episode of CEA’s podcast, Education Committee Co-chair Rep. Jennifer Leeper and Co-vice Chair Rep. Kevin Brown discuss this year’s top priorities for the Education Committee—and why teachers’ voices are key to getting good bills passed.
In the last CEA podcast episode of 2024, CEA President Kate Dias and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey take a lighthearted tone as they discuss their favorite holiday songs and food before moving on to a discussion of what they’re looking forward to in the year ahead.
Find out what’s new for the year ahead and hear CEA President Kate Dias’ and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey’s goals for 2024-25 by listening to the back-to-school episode of CEA’s podcast.
CEA members Chris Poulos, a Redding Spanish teacher, and Kevin Brown, a CREC civics teacher, are in the second year of their first term as state legislators. In the latest episode of CEA’s podcast, hear what they have to say about education issues legislators are considering this year.
CEA leaders, members, and staff worked hard and were able to accomplish a number of wins this legislative session. Education Committee Chair Rep. Jeff Currey and Ranking Member Rep. Kathleen McCarty discuss those wins and more on the latest episode of CEA’s podcast.
In the most recent episode of CEA’s podcast, CEA President Kate Dias and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey talk with author Alexandra Robbins about her new book where she follows three teachers to tell their stories as they navigate a year in the classroom.
Turning out for CEA’s #RedforEd Day of Action this Thursday is key to getting teacher priorities over the finish line. While the legislature’s Appropriations Committee failed to advance a landmark education bill on Friday, there are still ways to enact key components of that bill and others into law.