Press Releases
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- 1/23/2019 Fine Art Keeps the Big Picture in Focus, Earns Michael Zaba a $25,000 Milken Educator Award
- 1/22/2019 CSDE Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) Hosts Final School Choice Info Fair for 2019-20 Applicants
- 1/3/2019 Connecticut State Department of Education Public Announcement On The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
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11/9/2018
Governor Malloy Encourages Veterans to Apply for Troops to Teachers Program
In observation of Veterans Day, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding school districts, veterans and their families, and all residents about Connecticut’s Troops to Teachers program, and encouraging service members and veterans to apply.
- 10/30/2018 CSDE Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) Hosts Opening Day School Choice Info Fair For 2019-20 Applicants
- 10/16/2018 Governor Malloy Announces Bridgeport Educator Named 2019 Connecticut Teacher of the Year
- 10/10/2018 Hartford's Marisol Rodriguez Named Connecticut's 2019 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year
- 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Initiative to Attract Diverse and Talented People to Become Teachers
- 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Four Connecticut Public Schools Earn 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools Distinction
- 9/14/2018 Gov Malloy: Advanced Placement Test Scores Increase Nearly Four Percent
- 9/6/2018 CSDE: Statewide Improvements In Student Achievement On 2017-18 Smarter Balanced Assessment
- 7/3/2018 Path Academy Voluntarily Surrenders Charter Before Conclusion of State Board of Education Revocation Process
- 6/20/2018 CT Education Commissioner Wentzell Selected For National School Safety Steering Committee
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6/12/2018
Red, White and Blue Schools Program Recognizes 17 Connecticut Schools
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today recognized 17 schools, including three school districts, for their implementation of the Red, White and Blue Schools program. This initiative stresses the importance of teaching civics throughout students’ educations in varied and innovative ways in order to encourage whole-life community engagement. This school year is the program’s second year with the 2017-18 theme centered on “Engagement at the Local Level”. The Red, White and Blue Schools’ theme for the 2018-2019 school year - “Exploring Our Local Historical Roots” – was also announced.
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6/7/2018
Gov. Malloy: Education Week Ranks Connecticut Fourth In Nation On Annual Report Card
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that Connecticut has been ranked fourth among the 50 states and the District of Columbia on Education Week’s annual edition of its Quality Counts 2018: School Finance Report & Rankings. Connecticut received an overall score of 87.8 out of 100 points and a grade of B+ while the nation as a whole received a grade of C.