Educators held a rally in Stratford Monday evening calling for safety standards as coronavirus cases spike.

The CEA is calling for the standardization of protections across the state, saying the alternative is remote learning.

Gov. Ned Lamont says he hopes to get helpers in school through a new program called Step Up Connecticut.

In Stratford, kindergartners and first grade students are back in class four days a week, with a plan to gradually phase back in older students.

The teachers at the rally say increasing class size is a gamble.