Press Releases

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• 6/29/2020 State Department of Education Releases Comprehensive Plan for Returning to In-School, Full-Time Instruction for the 2020-21 Academic Year

• 8/26/2020 Connecticut Students with Disabilities and English Learners Attain Highest-Ever Extended Graduation Rates

• 3/19/2020 Education Commissioner Cardona Announces CSDE Seeking Federal Waiver to Suspend Assessments for the Current School Year

• 3/24/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Second Philanthropic Donation to Help School Districts with Remote Learning During COVID-19 Crisis 

• 10/7/2020 Governor Lamont Announces State Will Support Public Libraries With $2.6 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funds

• 4/25/2024 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Applaud Legislative Confirmation of State Board of Education Members

• 6/18/2024 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Launches 3rd Annual PK-12 School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack

• 6/25/2024 Governor Lamont Launches 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for K-12 Students

• 4/17/2024 Diversifying and Increasing Connecticut’s Educator Workforce: An Update on the CSDE's Strategic Actions and Results

• 1/30/2024 Connecticut State Department of Education Summer Meal Programs

  Sponsoring Organizations Provide Nutritious Meals to Connecticut’s Children

• 12/5/2024 RSCO School Choice Application Open Now Through February 7, 2025

• 2/1/2024 Connecticut Department of Education Invests $4 Million to Support Educators Across the State

  Funds will help prekindergarten through grade 12 public school educators get classroom resources through DonorsChoose

• 8/21/2024 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Urge Local School Districts To Implement State Board of Education-Adopted Policies on Personal Technology Use in Schools

• 12/2/2024 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant Award Winners

• 10/22/2024 Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Keysha Evans Is Connecticut’s 2025 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year