ADVOCATING

ECS Task Force building momentum
With seven meetings under their collective belts, members of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force appointed by the governor are zeroing in on strengths and weaknesses in the state’s current school funding formula. The testimony of Rodriguez came during a task force meeting that … [Read More...]
CONGRATULATING

Award-winning teacher hopes to improve education, inspire more students to enter the profession
Douglas Hutton, a Glastonbury High School physics teacher, recently earned the prestigious Milken Educator Award, which honors early- to mid-career educators with effective instructional practices and … [Read More...]
Advocating
Let your voice be heard at CEA’s Education Reforums
What are your issues? School funding? Tenure? Seniority? Teacher assaults? CEA is holding ten important meetings around Connecticut in … [Read More...]
Connecticut’s 2012 teachers of the year
All 97 local 2012 teachers of the year were recognized recently at a ceremony at The Bushnell in Hartford. They are enthusiastic, energized … [Read More...]
Next deadline for NCLB looms in February
State education officials should be making arrangements to "meaningfully" engage with teachers, unions, parents and community organizations as they … [Read More...]
President’s Perspective | Phil Apruzzese, CEA President

HELP! It’s time to get our educational feet back on the ground
I have a confession: I can’t get the Beatles song “Help!”, out of my mind. It’s been decades since I sang along to the hit as a teenager. A great deal has intervened since then—my family, my … [Read More...]
Executive Director’s Viewpoint | Mary Loftus Levine, Executive Director

Attend a “Reforum:” Take the economic, educational bull by its horns
A recent cover of The New Yorker magazine used cartoon-like characters to spoof the Occupy Wall Street movement that has sprung up in Manhattan, Hartford, New Haven and across our nation. The real … [Read More...]
Advocating
Educators grateful to PRI for opportunity to explore Standards Board
There is no official proposal for a Professional Standards Board for Educators before the legislature at this time. However, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations (PRI) Committee has taken a significant first step by holding a public hearing on the idea of a Professional Standards Board for Educators. Stay tuned for the PRI Committee's report on the board scheduled to be released this … [Read More...]
