Looking for some fall fun without breaking the bank? Your CEA membership comes with discounts on everything from from Phantom Fall Fest at Lake Compounce and Great Wolf Lodge to UConn Football—plus pl...

The CEA-Retired Fall Meeting brought together retired educators, CEA leaders and staff, and special guests, to talk about the state of retirement security for Connecticut educators as well as other pr...

Education advocates, health professionals, and lawmakers are joining together to highlight the need for continued progress on school indoor air quality in Connecticut. While acknowledging important st...

Read a new CEA policy brief to learn how private equity is expanding its reach into K-12 education.

Follow the money and you’ll see that a school voucher scheme disguised as a federal tax credit would privatize Connecticut’s public schools from inside out.

Teachers, parents, advocates, and local leaders, including CEA President Kate Dias, came together yesterday for a roundtable discussion with U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Adelita Grijalva on t...

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Connecticut teachers are helping a new generation understand the day through powerful personal stories—including the story of passengers stranded in Newfoundland after th...

Join a virtual town hall on the use of screens in schools on September 23 featuring CEA Secretary Gail Jorden as a panelist. The conversation will explore classroom technology, student attention and m...

To help celebrate and educate about the contributions of Hispanic Americans, check out the list of curated resources, books, lessons, videos, activities, and more compiled by NEA.

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, many teachers are ensuring the generation born after the attacks understands the significance of that day. On WNPR's Where We Live, Darien teacher Jennifer Ladd shares...

How can educators and communities ensure Asian American and Pacific Islander students feel like they belong in classrooms and school communities? That was the focus of a panel discussion with high sch...

Friday, November 6, join fellow educators and supporters at the forth annual CEA Celebrates Gala at the Omni New Haven Hotel.

How is screen time really affecting student learning? Join fellow CEA members for a three-part book club exploring The Digital Delusion, by Jared Cooney Horvath. The first 20 CEA members who register ...

Teachers’ unions are instrumental to the success of our students, and on September 22, CEA President Kate Dias will make that case as part of a timely Dialogue Project conversation hosted by 92NY’s Be...

Every August brings new teacher orientations to districts across Connecticut, and CEA's governance team traveled across the state to attend 65 of them. Glastonbury has nine new teachers this year, and...

The start of the school year should be a time of excitement and possibility, but instead is turning into a nightmare in many of our communities where the return to school is being overshadowed by a su...

The latest episode of CEA's podcast covers everything from the legacy of icon Dolly Parton to debate about CEA's most controversial swag item.

CEA’s comprehensive workshops on understanding and planning your retirement are being offered in locations around the state this fall. Register for one today.

This Election Day, join other teachers and educator and viral sensation Gerry Brooks for a free day of professional learning centered around reimagining education.

Teachers make a lasting difference in the lives of their students—and iHeartRadio wants to hear about those educators who have made an impact. One special educator will win an unforgettable prize: a w...

The State Board of Education has adopted an updated position statement and policy guidance on personal and purposeful technology use in schools. It expands the state's previous recommendations beyond ...

Day two of CEA's Summer Conference opened with the laughter of more than 500 teachers listening to keynote speaker Devin Siebold, a former Florida teacher and member of the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour.

More than 500 educators came together for the first of two days of professional development and connection with colleagues ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.

Early Voting is open now through August 9 for registered Democrats and Republicans. Or vote on Primary Day, August 11.

More than 200 CEA members and public education supporters turned out at Glastonbury Hills Country Club for a day on the links at the annual Hands Across the Green golf tournament to benefit the Connec...

Attorney General William Tong announced that a U.S. District Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressiona...

Hundreds of educators came together to take part in the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council’s annual symposium, Empowered to Lead, a day of camaraderie, inspiration, and professional learning. The...

AI tools offer teachers a number of ways to save time, but they come with risks that educators need to evaluate carefully. This summer, CEA is offering an AI Summer School with pop-in virtual sessions...

Join Reps. Jennifer Leeper and Aimee Berger-Girvalo and Senator James Maroney for a conversation on the impact of classroom technology on students' learning with renowned neuroscientist Dr. Jared Coon...

Come to the Asian American Pacific Islander Education Symposium for important dialogue about what inclusive education looks like and what it takes to build it. Topics will include youth violence preve...

This August through September, the CT State Department of Education is offering a free Paraeducator Preparation Academy that includes six weeks of in-person instruction with Spanish language assistanc...

Tom Nicholas, a dear friend and colleague to many teachers and a former CEA leader, passed away on July 14. A Manchester school social worker, Nicholas held numerous union positions at the local, stat...

More than a dozen distinguished educators were guests of honor at a CEA reception celebrating excellence in education, communication, and community-building.

After a year of hard work you’ve earned a summer of fun—and CEA is here to help you make the most of it. As a member, you have access to exclusive discounts on everything from amusement and adventure ...

In the two years since new state guidelines have gone into effect, most aspects of teacher evaluation are running smoothly, but in some districts, the tiered support structure and its implementation h...

When one parent took issue with a lesson by a Trumbull social studies teacher and a social media witch hunt ensued, the Trumbull Education Association and CEA stepped in to defend the teacher and push...

For CEA-member delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly, the holiday weekend was a special one with elections for NEA leadership positions, speeches from educators and NEA leaders, and considerati...

One hundred and twenty-five CEA members are joining nearly 7,000 educators from around the nation in Denver, Colorado, this week for the 2026 NEA RA. Connecticut delegates are traveling across the cou...

To help educators incorporate more literature reflecting the viewpoints and experiences of the more than twenty percent of our population with visible or non-apparent disabilities, NEA has curated a s...

Join one or all four sessions of CEA's virtual AI Summer School designed to help educators investigate the opportunities, challenges, and realities of Al in education.

Hosted by the Teacher Leader Fellowship Academy in partnership with CEA, the 10th annual Teacher Leader Forum brought together educators and administrators for a day of learning, connection, and colla...

The Connecticut State Department of Education is offering discounts at a variety of local businesses to all school staff again this summer.

In the latest episode of CEA's podcast, Jessica Smith from The Connection Institute for Innovative Practice offers tips for how to use summer effectively to recharge and combat burnout.

In an Eyewitness News interview that aired this week, CEA's president discusses the complex role of an educator, the state of education in Connecticut, and the work that needs to be done to keep our s...

Whether you're looking for books to read with students or have children at home to read with, try these titles to learn more about the history of the holiday.