Press Releases

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• 3/23/2020 Commissioner Cardona Announces Dr. Gladys Labas Joins Agency as Director of Equity and Language

• 9/15/2023 Connecticut FAFSA Challenge Schools Show Significant Gains for the Third Consecutive Year

• 5/14/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $111 Million in Coronavirus Relief Aid for Schools

• 4/17/2020 April 17: Update from Governor's COVID-19 Learn From Home Task Force

• 4/28/2020 Governor’s COVID-19 Learn From Home Task Force Provides Update on Distribution of Resources to Advance Equitable Access to Continuity of Education

• 5/10/2021 CSDE Announces Partnerships with Two Vendors to Deliver Statewide High-Quality Online Curricula and Courses

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Launches 2021 Summer Reading Challenge

• 4/12/2021 Governor Lamont Launches State Initiative to Address Student Absenteeism and Disengagement Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 5/4/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Exceeds Five Year Goal for Increasing the Diversity of the Educator Workforce

• 7/23/2021 CT State Department of Education Continues New Partnership to Launch Statewide K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Assessment System

• 12/23/2021 Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker Deploying ​More Than $7 ​Million​ to Assist Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

  USED Approves Connecticut’s Plan for Coronavirus Emergency Relief Funding for Homeless Children and Youth

• 4/21/2021 Governor Lamont Announces $11 Million to Expand High-Quality Summer Enrichment Programs for Connecticut Children

• 4/6/2021 Governor Lamont Opens New Rounds of State Grants to Improve School Security Infrastructure and Emergency Communications Systems

• 5/19/2021 Connecticut Department of Education Issues Renewed Call for Stakeholder Input on State ARP ESSER Plan

• 4/20/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Partnership with Steven Van Zandt’s TeachRock to Engage Connecticut Students Using Popular Culture and Music