Press Releases

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• 8/10/2022 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Connecticut PK-12 School Staff Appreciation with a Digital Backpack of Discounts​ ​

  Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Connecticut PK-12 School Staff Appreciation with a Digital Backpack of Discounts​ ​

• 1/27/2022 Connecticut’s ARP ESSER Plan Earns Top Equity Rating

  Connecticut’s ARP ESSER Plan Earns Top Equity Rating

• 7/7/2022 Connecticut State Department of Education Releases Second Phase of Model Curricula

  Connecticut State Department of Education Releases Second Phase of Model Curricula

• 7/12/2022 CHESLA and the Connecticut State Department of Education Announce Launch of the CHESLA Alliance District Teacher Loan Subsidy Program to Incentivize Teacher Recruitment and Retention ​

  CHESLA and the Connecticut State Department of Education Announce Launch of the CHESLA Alliance District Teacher Loan Subsidy Program to Incentivize Teacher Recruitment and Retention ​

• 2/20/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Assembles Technical Assistance Team for Bridgeport Public Schools, Approves Governance Training for Bridgeport Board of Education

• 5/27/2025 Connecticut's Continued Investment in Youth Mental Health: The ARPA Summer Mental Health Supports Grant Program

• 1/22/2025 Connecticut State Board of Education Takes Focused Action to Support Bridgeport Public Schools

• 1/29/2025 Connecticut Scores Stable on the Nation's Report Card

• 3/21/2025 CSDE Statement on President Trump's Order to Begin Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education

• 1/28/2025 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Guidance Document Issued to K-12 Schools on the Protection of Students in the Classroom Pertaining to Immigration Enforcement Activities

• 2/3/2025 Governor Lamont Announces 2025 Legislative Proposal: Increase Special Education Support for Municipalities

• 8/7/2025 CSDE Launches Webpages Detailing Intervention Efforts to Support Bridgeport and Hartford Public School Districts

• 7/15/2025 CSDE’s Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office Provides Free Summer Enrichment Programming to Over 1,600 Connecticut Students

• 1/17/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Study to Explore Rate Setting for Outplaced Special Education Services

• 7/1/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Reinforces Commitment to Special Education with Independent Efficiency Evaluation of the CSDE’s Special Education Structure and Processes