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…
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 Is in the House
“This history teacher is making history,” 2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes told her supporters at a victory celebration in Waterbury last night. “I am honored to be…
Joe Biden Comes to Connecticut, Campaigns for Education Candidates
Former Vice President Joe Biden hits the campaign trail for Connecticut’s pro-education, pro-union candidates. In a rousing speech at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, where a rally was…
Jahana Hayes Delivers Inspiring Message at CEA’s New Teacher Conference
“You chose this profession because you wanted to make a difference, and that means standing on the front lines for democracy,” CEA President Jeff Leake told nearly 200 educators gathered…
NEA, CEA Members and Leaders Support Jahana Hayes
With less than four weeks left until Election Day, dozens of CEA members, staff, and leaders—joined by NEA Vice President Becky Pringle—came out to Danbury this weekend in a show…