Press Releases

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• 3/11/2026 Connecticut Highlights Continued Progress in Dyslexia and Structured Literacy Work

• 3/6/2026 RSCO School Choice Placement Offers Begin for 2026-27 School Year, Late Application Opens On Limited Basis Week of March 9

• 1/14/2026 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Releases Independent Review to Strengthen Connecticut’s Special Education Systems

• 1/12/2026 Connecticut State Department of Education Launches Innovative Classroom-Ready ‘Course in a Box’—A Music-Infused High School Humanities Course to Spark Student Engagement

• 12/15/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education 2026 Summer Meal Programs

• 12/5/2025 RSCO School Choice Application Open Now Through February 6, 2026

• 11/24/2025 Connecticut Exceeds First Major Benchmark in Sheff v O'Neill Settlement Agreement, Meeting Entry Grade Demand for School Choice Options

• 10/30/2025 Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trend in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness

• 10/21/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announces Vanessa Taylor as Connecticut's 2026 Paraeducator of the Year

• 10/20/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Funding for New After-School Programs

• 10/17/2025 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Brian Betesh is Connecticut's 2026 Teacher of the Year

• 10/14/2025 CSDE Shares Update on State-Led Actions in Bridgeport Public Schools

• 10/10/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces 2025–26 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant Award Winners

• 10/6/2025 Connecticut Officials Celebrate CT Grown for CT Kids Week with Two Major Announcements

• 10/1/2025 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Four Connecticut Students Named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars