Lamont: ‘We Have the Greatest Teachers in the World’
During his State of the State Address kicking off the 2019 legislative session Governor Ned Lamont received a standing ovation when he praised teachers.
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Jan 9
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Dec 20
Happy Holidays, From CEA
CEA Vice President Tom Nicholas, CEA President Jeff Leake, and all of us at CEA wish you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year.
Dec 19
DeVos’ School Safety Plan Ignores Schools’ Real Needs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Federal Commission on School Safety was supposed to address gun violence in our schools and recommend ways schools can keep students safe. Instead, the commission yesterday released a report that recommends pressuring educators to possess dangerous firearms in our schools and stripping students’ of civil rights protections, which seek to prevent racial disparities in student discipline.
While the report does not require educators to be armed, it encourages schools “to seriously consider partnering with local law enforcement in the training and arming of school personnel.”
“Connecticut teachers do not want to be armed,” said CEA President Jeff Leake. “Stockpiling guns will not make our schools safer—violence begets violence.” Read more
Dec 12
2013 CEA McCormack Award Winner on Why You Should Apply for This $2,000 Award
You probably know many outstanding teachers who would qualify for the John McCormack CEA Award for Teaching Excellence. Here’s your chance to nominate one of them—or you can even nominate yourself!
Watch Wallingford teacher and 2013 McCormack Award winner Chris Stone explain the many opportunities this award has opened up to him, and find out why he encourages you to apply today!
The application does not take long, and the reward is definitely worth it—$2,000 from CEA, plus an all-expenses paid trip to the NEA Foundation’s Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala in Washington D.C.
Click here for forms and additional information.
The application deadline for this award is January 28, 2019.
Nov 28
Labor’s Statements on Fiscal Stability Commission’s 2.0 Recommendations
The Connecticut AFL-CIO, Connecticut Education Association, AFSCME Council 4, and AFT Connecticut made the following statements in response to the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth’s 2.0 recommendations:
Salvatore Luciano, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO:
“Christmas appears to have come early for the richest 1% in Connecticut. At least, that’s what the ‘Yacht Club Commission’ was hoping for when they released their latest plan that will almost exclusively benefit corporate CEOs and wealthy corporations.
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Nov 22
Happy Thanksgiving, From All of Us at CEA
CEA officers President Jeff Leake, Vice President Tom Nicholas, Secretary Stephanie Wanzer, and Treasurer Kevin Egan, wish all CEA members a happy Thanksgiving.
Nov 12
Celebrating American Education Week
From that first tentative day of preschool to mortar boards soaring through the air at high school graduation, teachers play a crucial role in their students’ lives. You provide a safe, welcoming space for children as they learn about themselves and the world around them.
Thanks to your dedication, students learn not only about parts of speech, atoms, prime numbers, and the American Revolution, but about what it means to be part of a Democracy, how to care for one another, and how to make valuable contributions to their community. Read more
Pro-Education Candidates Sweep Connecticut’s Midterms
Thanks in large part to teachers who were determined to make their voices heard and their votes matter, pro-education candidates chalked up significant victories in yesterday’s midterm elections.
Major wins were scored in the state senate and house as well as in a close gubernatorial race, where education advocate Ned Lamont defeated a challenger whose agenda favored privatization of schools, caps on teacher salaries, anti-union initiatives, and an unrealistic economic plan that threatened to decimate school budgets.
“Teachers made a decisive contribution to these positive outcomes—because they were engaged and informed,” said CEA President Jeff Leake. Read more
Oct 10
Subscribe to BlogCEA for a Chance to Wear #RedforEd!
With elections coming soon and the future of teachers and public education at stake it’s never been more important to stay up to date on the latest education news affecting Connecticut teachers. Here at BlogCEA we want to make sure you as a CEA member get all the news you need.
Now through November 7, when you subscribe to BlogCEA, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a CEA #RedforEd T-shirt. One winner will be selected every week from among all who subscribe.
September 4 Is National #RedforEd Day—Please Join Us
While we remember the history of the labor movement this weekend and the sacrifices of generations of union members who went before us, this Labor Day weekend we also stand with our colleagues in Arizona and around the country whose plight shows so clearly why unions are still so vital today.
In places like Arizona, where unions have been weakened, teachers’ voices have been silenced, salaries and benefits have plummeted, working conditions have eroded, class sizes are higher, and outcomes for students are often lower. Many students in Arizona are not receiving the high-quality education they deserve because Arizona’s public schools are severely underfunded. Read more
