Together We Rise: A Summit on Equity, Belonging, and Impact
Join educators from across Connecticut on Saturday, March 28, for a powerful day of connection, leadership, and storytelling focused on equity and belonging in education.
Education Leaders Sound Alarm on Federal Cuts, Educator Shortages, and Attacks on Students
As public schools across Connecticut face mounting pressure, education leaders participated in an Education Issues Summit to confront the most pressing challenges.
Inside the Fight for Public Education: Congresswoman Hayes Speaks to CEA Members
Amid the confusion coming out of Washington, it can be tough to know what’s really going on. That’s why CEA is holding biweekly What’re The Facts webinars, and the latest featured Congresswoman Jahana Hayes so members could hear directly from a federal elected official.
CEA Leaders Lobby Congress
CEA leaders are joining NEA directors and leaders from education associations across the country this week in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress to champion teachers’ priorities.
Teachers Respond to School Reopening Plan
Teachers are concerned about a plan to return to school in the fall that doesn’t include testing or screening of staff and students, limits on class sizes, or provisions to…
Teachers Sending Positive Thoughts to Rep. Hayes & Family After Husband Tests Positive for COVID-19
CEA members are sending well wishes to the family of Congresswoman Jahana Hayes today after she announced that her husband, a Waterbury police detective, has tested postive for COVID-19. In…
Hayes and Murphy Address Education Concerns During Tele-Town Hall
Despite the social distancing restrictions now in place due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to communicate with your elected officials, at the local, state, and federal levels. During…
Jahana Hayes Shares Her Journey to Congress With Danbury-Area Teachers
Jahana Hayes may be a Congresswoman now but she still considers herself first and foremost a teacher. The former Waterbury teacher and 2016 National Teacher of the Year met with…
NEA & CEA Applaud Rep. Jahana Hayes’ Introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act
The National Education Association (NEA) and Connecticut Education Association (CEA) today applauded Rep. Jahana Hayes, longtime NEA and CEA member as well 2016 National Teacher of the Year, on her…
Hayes Sponsors Legislation Against Arming Teachers
U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes today returned to the school in Waterbury where she taught for fifteen years to highlight legislation she has introduced to keep guns out of classrooms. Joined…