“Time is already so short, and they’re already doing so much with so little,” Tonya Aultman-Bettridge said as she reflected on the school staff. She is standing in front of Semper Elementary School in Westminster, where her son Will started kindergarten many years ago and is now nearing the end of 6th grade. The school [...]
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The Colorado Education Association hosted more than 100 members from across the state in Denver, Nov. 17 – 19, to share skills and knowledge in the science and art of negotiations. “Our voices matter,” said Greg McQuade, CEA’s director of bargaining at the Association’s fall bargaining conference. “We bargain for fair employment practices and improved salaries [...]
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Kristin Donley, a science teacher at Monarch High School in Louisville, was named the 2012 Colorado Teacher of the Year in a surprise announcement, Oct. 28, attended by CEA President Beverly Ingle.
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The Colorado Education Association invites members, staff, families and friends to a showing of the new education film “Mitchell 20: Teacher Quality is the Answer” this Friday night (Oct. 21) at 7:00 at the AMC Cherry Creek theaters in Denver.
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CEA and Colorado Succeeds voice strong, mutual support for Gov. Hickenlooper’s Learn to Read, Read to Learn early childhood literacy initiative.
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Education expert Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond and Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia are among the latest to testify in Lobato v. Colorado, the public education inadequacy funding lawsuit.
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This week thousands of communities take time to honor their local educators and acknowledge the important role teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education. Why a celebration the first week of May? Because this week is the National PTA’s Teacher Appreciation Week and tomorrow, May 3, is National Teacher Day. We [...]
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The final days of the Colorado Legislature brought many changes to SB 191, the teacher evaluation and effectiveness bill. Dozens of amendments were offered on the floor of the House Tuesday evening as the bill was debated for over four hours. On Wednesday the bill had its final vote in the House and then the [...]
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This week, communities and classrooms across the country are celebrating teachers and the work that they do as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. It’s the perfect time to take a moment to show your appreciation to teachers for all the effort they put in each day. The National Education Association describes this week as “honoring [...]
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The Colorado Education Association is a voluntary membership organization of 38,000 K-12 public school teachers and education support professionals, higher education faculty, retired educators, and students preparing to become teachers.
