CT. TEACHERS GIVE SEN. KUSHNER AN “A” GRADE FOR 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

DANBURY – State Senator Julie Kushner (D-Danbury) has received an “A” grade score of 95.5 out of 100 from the Connecticut Education Association for her pro-education votes during the recently concluded 2025 legislative session.

Sen. Kushner’s score was the highest in the state Senate and the sixth-highest in the entire General Assembly; she also had one of the five highest scores on the legislature’s Education Committee, where she serves as a member. The CEA scorecards can be found here: https://cea.org/legislator-report-card/.

“I know how much a public school education means to parents and children in Connecticut. We are consistently ranked as one of the best states in America for our public schools, and that is because of the hard work and dedication that our teachers put into their profession,” Sen. Kushner said. “Every vote I take is to ensure that our public schools remain strong, that our families are well-served, and that our teachers have the tools that they need to do their jobs to the best of their ability.”

Sen. Kushner was scored on her votes on 76 different bills covering issues such as universal pre-K, teacher recruitment and retention, book bans, paraeducators, school indoor air quality, new charter school approval process, virtual learning, classroom safety, and more.

The CEA is Connecticut’s largest union for certified educators, representing about 43,000 public school teachers, retired teachers, and college students preparing for the profession.