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With mask mandates lifting in schools across the state, it’s tempting to let out the collective breath we’ve been holding since the pandemic forced schools to close two years ago. It feels like a tangible sign that we can begin to put all this disruption behind us. But talk to any educator...

Educators for Excellence-Connecticut

Children’s mental health bill comes out of committee, one step closer to more SEL and mental health support in schools

March 25 — (Hartford) Children’s mental health bill HB5001 has passed out of the public health committee and...

Educators for Excellence-Connecticut

School funding bills come out of committee, one step closer to fully funding education 

March 25 (Hartford) — School Funding bill HB5283 has passed out of the education committee and into the next step of the legislative process. The bill will...

Boston Education Expert Conversations Series 

E4E-Boston will engage in thought-provoking conversations with individuals in Massachusetts who are making an impact on education or have specific insight into education systems. These conversations will be  30 minutes and will be ...

On the precipice of a potential teacher strike initiated by the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, one issue lurks in the background–impending layoffs that will disproportionately affect teachers of color. As we near the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) budget tie out on March 4th, principals...

Dear honorable members of the Public Health Committee and the Committee on Children. Thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of SB2 and HB5001. 

My name is Daniel Pearson and I am the State Director for Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led nonprofit with nearly 1,...

This month, a powerful group of Boston leaders and educators gathered to celebrate Black History Month at E4E-Boston’s “We Are Black History” event. Throughout the celebration, speakers were asked to share stories of the Black educators who inspired and impacted them growing up.

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Dear members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of fully funding education by expediting the ECS phase to coincide with the federal dollars running out. My name is Ernest Bailey and I am an Organizer with Educators for Excellence - Connecticut, a teacher-...

Dear Senator Osten, Representative Walker, and members of the Appropriations Committee My name is Daniel Pearson and I am the State Director for Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led nonprofit with nearly 1,000 members statewide that seeks to promote student equity and elevate teachers...

Dear members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of fully funding education by expediting the ECS phase to coincide with the federal dollars running out. My name is Sara Kovack and I am an Organizer for Educators for Excellence - Connecticut, a teacher-led...

February 10 (Hartford, CT) — Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-Connecticut), a teacher-led organization, reacted to Governor Lamont’s proposed budget at the 2022 Connecticut legislative session on Wednesday. Lamont’s plan reduces funding allocated to Education Cost...

February 7 (Boston) — Educators for Excellence-Boston (E4E-Boston), a teacher-led organization, reacted to the announcement on February 7, 2022 that Superintendent of Boston Public Schools (BPS), Brenda Cassellius, would resign at the end of the current school year. 

“E4E...

Educators for Excellence’s 2021 National Teacher Survey, a nationally representative survey of teachers across the country, found that nearly 70% of surveyed teachers advocated for use of assessments to identify students of additional support and resources. Only a minority were in support of...

Boston Educators,

When I was a teacher, the first week back to school from winter break was always one of the toughest each year. It always took several days to remind students where we left off in the curriculum before break and to reacquaint them with classroom procedures that they had...