Legislative Session Delivers Major Wins for Teachers and Public Schools
The Connecticut General Assembly closed out the 2026 Legislative Session having made meaningful progress for teachers, students, and public education.
Meet Your Legislators for Breakfast
Join teachers from across the state for the CEA Breakfast with Legislators this February 28. Talk directly with legislators about what’s going on in your classroom and share what you and your students need to be successful.
CEA County Forum Tackles Federal Cuts, State Challenges, and Local Action
“I appreciate that you continue to put one foot in front of the other and fight the good fight for public education despite our current climate,” CEA President Kate Dias told the more than 100 local union leaders from across the state who joined her yesterday for the virtual CEA County Forum.
Your Chance to Increase Your Salary
The time is now! Submit your testimony today so legislators know how vital it is to raise teacher salaries across Connecticut.
Legislators Listen to Teachers, Approve $40 Million in Additional Special Ed Funding
Legislators are hearing loud and clear from teachers, parents, and town officials that more must be done to support special education and they responded this week by approving an additional $40 million in funding for special education for this fiscal year.
Aspiring Educators Share Challenges to Becoming a Teacher from Low Pay to Inadequate Support
A dozen CEA Aspiring Educators shared with Education Committee Co-Chair Rep. Jennifer Leeper and Co-Vice Chair Rep. Kevin Brown how difficult the path to teaching is today with costs that mount during unpaid student teaching and low salaries once they finally enter the profession and begin to pay back student loans.
CEA Members Speak Out at Breakfast with Legislators
Two hundred CEA members and lawmakers came together for CEA’s Breakfast with Legislators, which allowed members to share their firsthand experience with the special education crisis, the need to raise teacher salaries, ensuring fairness in the workplace, and more.
Lawmakers Announce Education Will Be Top Priority This Legislative Session
At their first press conference of the legislative session, House and Senate Democrats today announced that education and housing will be their two central priorities this winter and spring.
School Funding Top Issue on Opening Day of Legislative Session
Legislators are back in Hartford today, and Governor Ned Lamont kicked off the 2025 legislative session, which runs until June 4, with his State of the State Address before the joint chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Early Voting Is Open Across Connecticut
For the first time with a general election, Connecticut voters have the option to vote early this year. Early voting runs through November 3—or you can vote as usual on Election Day, November 5.