When Was the Last Time You Talked to Your Legislators?
Do your state senator and state representative know who you are? Thanks to a meeting over coffee on a recent Saturday, Senator Toni Boucher now knows the names and faces…
New CEA TV Ad Amplifies Calls to Invest in All Public Schools
A new CEA public awareness TV ad featuring CEA members and Connecticut students starts playing on Connecticut TV stations this week. The spot highlights the need for the state to…
Proposed Budget Divides Schools, Communities into ‘Clear Winners and Losers’
Governor Malloy today released a budget proposal that would shift significant costs for public education and teacher pensions to cities and towns that are already struggling. In his budget address…
Statement from CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg on the Governor’s Proposed Education Budget
The governor’s proposed education budget threatens the quality of all our local public schools by dividing schools, parents, and communities into clear winners and losers. That’s unfair to all of…
Voters Send Clear Message: Invest in Public Schools, Create New Revenue System
Fed up with continuous budget deficits, Connecticut voters want their state legislators to take action and create a budget that works for all of us—but not on the backs of…
Governor to Propose New Education Funding Formula
In his State of the State address on the opening day of the 2017 legislative session, Governor Malloy today committed to funding teacher pensions and said he plans to propose…
Connecticut Legislators Back in Hartford
The 2017 session of the Connecticut General Assembly opens tomorrow and, in addition to a variety of other issues on their plates, lawmakers will have to confront a projected budget…
ESSA and Federal Funding Focus of Education Committee Forum
While the election of Donald Trump raises many questions about the future of public education, state Department of Education officials remained cautiously optimistic yesterday that the federal Every Student Succeeds…
Teachers on Why You Need to Attend a CEA County Forum
It’s your opportunity to help improve education policy in Connecticut: Don’t miss out. Litchfield teachers were the first to take part in a CEA County Forum this fall, and they…
Help Improve CT Education Policies: Come to a CEA Forum This October
An unprecedented Superior Court decision has sent shockwaves across the education community in Connecticut. Meanwhile, the long arm of the federal government is reaching into schools with the new Every…