Guidance for Educators on Immigration Issues
A federal shift in immigration policies has raised questions for many Connecticut educators as to what these changes mean for them and their students. Check out resources available to educators.
Heartless Assault on Immigrants Must Stop
The following op-ed by CEA President Sheila Cohen was published by CTNewsJunkie today. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking scenes of parents being arrested along our country’s southern border as their…
Students Uncover, Share Facts About Immigration
Long before #ProtectDreamers was trending, students in Amy Claffey’s Spanish classes at Old Saybrook High School were learning about the vast hurdles undocumented people face—and the misconceptions surrounding them in…
CEA Expresses Alarm to President Trump Over Deportation of Students
CEA is joining together with other Connecticut education stakeholders to urge President Trump to ensure that schools continue to be safe places where children, regardless of immigrant and/or citizenship status,…
Teachers Reject Immigration Ban: Read Statement from CEA President
The executive order President Donald Trump signed Friday banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries has teachers expressing condemnation and outrage. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, Teachers strive to…