Press Releases

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• 2/3/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Participation in Summer Meal Programs​

• 11/1/2023 Accountability Results Show Attendance, Math, Science, Postsecondary Readiness on the Rise, with Initiatives Already in Place to Address Areas in Need of Improvement

• 7/21/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Launch of New Special Education Call Center

• 5/10/2023 Connecticut’s Educational Research Collaborative Continues to Be Highlighted

• 7/24/2025 State Releases Bridgeport Public Schools Forensic Audit

  Findings identify no misappropriation of funds and provide recommendations for long-term fiscal stability

• 5/7/2025 Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker Encourage CT Businesses to Participate in Fourth Annual School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack Program

• 6/17/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Launches 4th Annual PK-12 School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack Program

• 2/26/2025 Open Letter to the Bridgeport Public Schools Community

• 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

• 2/22/2018 CSDE Regional School Choice Office Announces 2018-19 Lottery Application Deadline

  The Connecticut State Department of Education’s (CSDE) Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) would like to remind parents, grandparents and guardians of children entering prekindergarten through Grade 12 that February 28, next week, is the final day to submit an on-time application for the 2018-19 RSCO lottery.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Initiative to Attract Diverse and Talented People to Become Teachers

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

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