At Hopeville Elementary School in Waterbury, which has many students who are recent arrivals from Latin America, teachers see Hispanic Heritage Month as the perfect opportunity to recognize and celebrate students’ culture and heritage.
U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes today returned to the school in Waterbury where she taught for fifteen years to highlight legislation she has introduced to keep guns out of classrooms. Joined…
On the morning of their promotion to middle school, fifth-grade girls from the Walsh School in Waterbury had a special visitor. About to embark on a promotion of her own—starting…
Building reps are often a teacher’s first point of contact when questions arise—ranging from practical matters to sensitive subjects. They are their colleagues’ contract enforcer, organizer, and spokesperson. A building…
Look out America! Teacher Jahana Hayes now has a national platform to advocate for students and teachers, as well as raise public awareness about the value of community service. Hayes…
The announcement is in—Waterbury social studies teacher Jahana Hayes, Connecticut’s 2016 Teacher of the Year, has been named National Teacher of the Year! Below is a statement from CEA President…
How will your students remember you? That was the question Waterbury history teacher and Connecticut 2016 Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes posed to her fellow district Teachers of the…
Rick Mastracchio’s reputation may be for his work in outer space, but this week the astronaut proved to a group of Waterbury students that he is down to earth. The…