Today kicks off CEA’s Bring Your Legislator to School Week with visits by state senators and representatives to classrooms across the state. “We all went to school. It does not make us experts in education,” says Education Committee Co-Chair Rep. Jeff Currey.
Have you ever wished that lawmakers could see what the reality of teaching and learning looks like? Participate in CEA’s Bring Your Legislator to School Week this October 23-27 to provide critical decisionmakers with the experience of spending a day in a teacher’s shoes.
An important bill for teachers that incorporates play-based learning, raises the kindergarten start age, eliminates performance ratings in teacher evaluations, and more passed the State House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate.
With teacher burnout increasing in the face of low salaries, problematic behavior from students, sick schools, and more, Hamden educators told legislators during a recent meeting that the state needs to invest more to support educators and schools and prevent a full-blown teacher shortage crisis.
With less than three weeks left of the legislative session, teachers from every part of the state have been coming to the Capitol after school to get key priorities past the finish line.
The hallways of the State Capitol are filled with red shirts today as educators turn out for CEA’s #RedforEd Fix the Crisis Day of Action. Those who can’t make it to Hartford are sporting their #RedforEd in schools around the state.
With six weeks left in the legislative session, it’s crucial for teachers to reach out to their legislators to advance education priorities. This Thursday, CEA’s #RedforEd Day of Action offers opportunities to visit the capitol, call or email your legislators, and wear red and share your photos on social media.
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