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Teachers Make Every Profession Possible

By The Numbers

76%

Parents credit their former teachers for positively influencing their lives

73%

Parents say that if it weren’t for their teachers, they wouldn’t be the person they are today.

58%

Said their greatest life lesson from a teacher was “Showing them how to be a better person”

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Inspiring The Next Generation
Inspiring The Next Generation

It’s the reward a teacher looks forward to on those long, stressful days–hearing from a former student about how that teacher’s efforts have made a lasting impact.

Teachers Bring Out Our Best
Teachers Bring Out Our Best

“It brings out the best in me when I think of my teachers,” says Alice Lam, a cardiovascular registered nurse. Watch a conversation between Lam and her former physics teacher Kristen Record.

CEA Launches Campaign Highlighting Positive Role of Connecticut Teachers
CEA Launches Campaign Highlighting Positive Role of Connecticut Teachers

American Education Week presents everyone with an opportunity to celebrate public education and honor the individuals who are making a difference in students’ lives. Here in Connecticut, people from a variety of occupations are sharing what they have achieved because of a teacher.

Sharing Fond Memories of How Teachers Inspire
Sharing Fond Memories of How Teachers Inspire

Watch videos of educators talking with their former students who share how their teachers encouraged them and inspired their career choices.

CEA Launches Campaign Highlighting Positive Role of Connecticut Teachers in Students’ Lives and Careers
CEA Launches Campaign Highlighting Positive Role of Connecticut Teachers in Students’ Lives and Careers

Watch videos of educators talking with their former students who share how their teachers encouraged them and inspired their career choices.