Press Releases

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

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

• 11/18/2024 LT Governor Bysiewicz and State Department of Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker Kick-off 2025 Computing Challenge

• 11/6/2024 Accountability Results Show Improvement Across Most Indicators

• 10/31/2024 Connecticut FAFSA Challenge Continues as States Completion Rates Outpace National Averages

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

• 10/16/2024 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announces New Haven Educator Named Connecticut’s 2025 Teacher of the Year

• 9/23/2024 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Three Connecticut Public Schools on Being Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools

• 9/10/2024 Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks Off the 2024-25 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting With Superintendents

• 8/27/2024 Connecticut Students Show a Second Year of Improved Attendance and Mathematics and Science Scores

• 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

• 7/19/2024 Connecticut State Board of Education Impartial Hearing Panel Resolves 10-4b Complaint, Expanding Mental Health Services for Killingly Students

• 6/27/2024 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Recipients of Summer Mental Health Grants for Schools and Camps

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

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