Press Releases

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• 9/26/2023 Governor Lamont and Commissoner Russell-Tucker Announce $3.8 Million Investment to Expand Dual Credit Offerings for High School Students

• 9/20/2023 New EdSight Dashboards Bring Greater Data Transparency

  Explore and interact with Connecticut’s official education data on EdSight

• 9/19/2023 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Four Connecticut Public Schools on Being Named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools

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

• 9/7/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker Announces the Appointment of Charles E. Hewes to Serve as Deputy Commissioner for Academics and Innovation

• 9/6/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Receives $5.9 Million Grant to Improve Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

• 8/28/2023 Connecticut Sees Improvement in Attendance, and Math and Science Scores

  Considerable work remains to get attendance and achievement to exceed pre-pandemic levels

• 8/17/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks off the 2023-24 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting with Superintendents

• 8/14/2023 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Recipients of Summer Mental Health Grants

• 7/21/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Requiring Completion of Personal Financial Management Course

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

• 7/12/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces Connecticut PK-12 School Staff Appreciation with a Digital Backpack of Discounts​

• 6/22/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Public Announcement on the Child and Adult Care Food Program

• 6/21/2023 Competitive District Application Launched for High-Dosage Tutoring (HDT) Program in Grade 6-9 Mathematics

• 6/14/2023 Governor Lamont Launches a Modernized 2023 Summer Reading Challenge With a $370,000 Investment To Support Learning and Literacy Efforts