Legislators Need to Hear from You
Thanks to the many teachers who reached out and shared their stories with lawmakers, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed SB 453, An Act Concerning Classroom Safety and Disruptive Behavior.…
CEA Running Radio Ad Urging Veto Override
CEA is urging legislators, who overwhelmingly supported and passed An Act Concerning Classroom Safety and Disruptive Student Behavior, to override the governor’s veto. Without an override, Governor Malloy’s veto ensures…
Act Now: Tell Legislators to Rollback the 1% Teacher Tax
It’s time to roll back the 1 percent teacher tax increase. The legislature is currently considering action on a budget bill, and we have two weeks left in the legislative…
Contact Your Legislators! Urge Them to Pass a Bill to Keep Classrooms Safe
Thanks to hundreds of CEA members who shared their stories about aggressive student behaviors, the legislature’s Education Committee voted Senate Bill 453 out of Committee—meaning the full legislature could have…
Teachers Share With Legislators Heartfelt Stories of Being Assaulted
Although it was after ten o’clock last night by the time the legislature’s Education Committee heard public testimony on a bill to help ensure classroom safety and address student assaults, CEA members…
Our Students Can’t Wait: Teachers Send Letter to Legislators Urging Restoration of ECS Funds
CEA President Sheila Cohen and AFT-Connecticut President Jan Hochadel today sent a letter to legislators urging them to convene a special session to restore ECS funding. Severe cuts in education…
Continued Teacher Advocacy a Must
Teachers have been speaking out forcefully against plans to shift the cost of teacher pensions onto cities and towns and raise property taxes, saying such plans would unfairly burden local…
More County Forums Next Week: Come and Talk to Your Legislators
With a proposed state budget that would divide Connecticut’s school districts into winners and losers and saddle towns with one-third of the cost of their teachers’ pensions, it’s vital that…
When Was the Last Time You Talked to Your Legislators?
Do your state senator and state representative know who you are? Thanks to a meeting over coffee on a recent Saturday, Senator Toni Boucher now knows the names and faces…
Be Ready to Act to Support Public Education: Join Your Colleagues
The unprecedented number of calls and emails U.S. senators have received in opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education make it clear that teachers understand the…