Ellington Education Association

What CEA did for you this year:

At the end of the session, we restored most of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS – the state’s primary education grant to cities & towns) cuts, stopped the $400 million shift of retirement costs to local towns, defeated the collective bargaining attacks, and blocked the 2% teacher tax that went to the General Fund in the Republican budget.

We are not happy with the 1% increase that goes to the Teacher’s Retirement Fund, but our staff and members succeeded in defeating almost all of the major attacks on our schools and members.

Your membership funding made this possible.

Continue reading “Summary of 1% pension cost shift & 2017 Legislative Season”

What Teacher Contracts Look Like in “Right to Work” states: Kenosha Wisconsin contract 2016-17.

State-by-state breakdown of Union Pay Advantage.

Check out April’s CONNTACT report from CEA

In this month’s issue:

• Major Victory for Connecticut Teachers!
• Teachers Stand Up for Public Education, Talk Priorities with Legislators.
• Call to Action: School Funding, Retirement at Risk.

CEA’s annual New Teacher Conference offers workshops for educators in their first six years of teaching, and provides networking opportunities with your colleagues.  Check out the flyer for more details.

If you’re interested, please contact your building rep. today.  EEA will reimburse you for the cost of the conference ($20), which includes lunch.

April 1, 2017
Mystic Marriott Hotel, Groton
Keynote speaker: Jahana Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of the Year

Check out March’s CONNTACT report from CEA

In this month’s issue:

• Connecticut Teachers Continue to Stand Up for Transgender Students.
• 5 Questions Educators Are Asking About ICE Raids and Supporting Immigrant Youth.
• It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Retirement.

Check out February’s CONNTACT report from CEA

In this month’s issue:

• How Will Gov. Malloy’s Budget Impact Students and Teachers?
• Who Stands Between Fake News and Students?
• CEA Members: Complimentary Dinner, IMAX Movie, and More at Norwalk Maritime Aquarium