Press Releases

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• 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

• 9/30/2025 CSDE Announces First-Ever Statewide List of Industry Recognized Credentials for High School Students

  More than 300 programs identified to connect classroom learning with real-world opportunities​​

• 9/9/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks Off the 2025-26 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting with Superintendents

• 9/9/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Blue Ribbon Schools Program

• 8/28/2025 Connecticut Students See Gains in Test Scores and Attendance

• 8/20/2025 Bridgeport Students to See Bus Service Restored Under Negotiated Agreement

• 8/7/2025 CSDE Launches Webpages Detailing Intervention Efforts to Support Bridgeport and Hartford Public School Districts

• 7/24/2025 State Releases Bridgeport Public Schools Forensic Audit

  Findings identify no misappropriation of funds and provide recommendations for long-term fiscal stability

• 7/15/2025 CSDE’s Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office Provides Free Summer Enrichment Programming to Over 1,600 Connecticut Students

• 7/1/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Reinforces Commitment to Special Education with Independent Efficiency Evaluation of the CSDE’s Special Education Structure and Processes

• 6/25/2025 CSDE Shares Update on State-Led Actions in Bridgeport Public Schools - June 2025

• 6/17/2025 Commissioner Russell-Tucker Launches 4th Annual PK-12 School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack Program

• 5/27/2025 Connecticut's Continued Investment in Youth Mental Health: The ARPA Summer Mental Health Supports Grant Program