With a week left in the legislative session, CEA leaders, members, parents, and several legislators are urging lawmakers to use this opportunity to fix the teacher shortage crisis.
Teachers are sounding the alarm for the state to provide funding and accountability measures to fix the staff shortage crisis facing our public schools.
An important bill for teachers that incorporates play-based learning, raises the kindergarten start age, eliminates performance ratings in teacher evaluations, and more passed the State House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate.
With teacher burnout increasing in the face of low salaries, problematic behavior from students, sick schools, and more, Hamden educators told legislators during a recent meeting that the state needs to invest more to support educators and schools and prevent a full-blown teacher shortage crisis.
With less than three weeks left of the legislative session, teachers from every part of the state have been coming to the Capitol after school to get key priorities past the finish line.
At the Aspiring Educators’ end-of-year Apple Banquet this spring, students celebrated each other’s accomplishments, reflected on their experience in the program, and heard from speakers about how CEA will continue to be there for them throughout their time as both students and professional educators.
This week, enjoy some awesome perks just for being a CEA member—from discounts on theater tickets and a book to free coffee Friday!
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.
Join teachers across the state for a conference at Sacred Heart University on May 23 on re-centering joy, empathy, and belonging as foundations for teaching and learning.
The CEA #RedforEd Day of Action is here! Let’s make our day of action the top story in today’s newscasts, with hundreds of teachers wearing #RedforEd and calling on legislators to Fix the Crisis.