CEA Continues to Share Teachers’ Views About Reform Done Right
As the legislature debates education reform for Connecticut and many parties weigh in, CEA continues to speak out and share teachers’ views about what works to improve education for our…
Improving Education Requires Collaboration
Statement from CEA Executive Director Mary Loftus Levine Encouraging parental and community participation in schools was a focal point of the teachers’ reform plan released in January. A View from…
New London Day: Don’t Scapegoat Teachers
The New London Day ran an editorial yesterday about CEA’s reform plan, A View from the Classroom: Proven Ideas for Student Achievement. Don’t scapegoat teachers By Paul Choiniere Publication: The…
Helping Students Succeed by Listening to Teachers
On January 3, CEA released an education plan that includes reforming the teacher evaluation process and replacing tenure with a streamlined dismissal process for underperforming teachers. At a news conference…
Idea of Standards Board Gets Public Airing
State officials were all ears when educators explained the potential of a Professional Educator Standards Board to a special legislative committee yesterday at the State Capitol. Senator Steve Cassano said,…
Competitive Funding for Connecticut?
Connecticut’s new commissioner of education is suggesting that Connecticut look to the precedent set by the federal government with Race to the Top and consider an education funding model that…
More Money Needed for Public Education
ECS isn’t broken: It just needs to be funded properly. That was the consensus from speakers at the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force hearing held in Waterford last night.…
Reasons Aplenty to Boost Investment in Teaching Profession
Continued investment and public support for public schools stimulate economic prosperity, promote student achievement, and improve home values. That was the message delivered by a leading Connecticut economist and CEA’s…
Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge
$50 million in federal funding is available to improve early childhood education. “I know we can do this.” That’s the message from Governor Dannel P. Malloy to members of Connecticut’s…