2018

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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.

• 4/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Increase in Graduation Rates for Seventh Consecutive Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state reached a record high of 87.9 percent in 2017, marking an increase for the seventh consecutive year.

• 5/10/2018 Governor Malloy Signs Law Requiring Holocaust and Genocide Education in Connecticut Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation that adds Holocaust and genocide education and awareness to the required courses of study for public schools in Connecticut. While the State Department of Education has made an optional course on these topics available to districts for years, not all schools have chosen to use it.

• 5/8/2018 Governor Malloy Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge at State Library

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell, the State Library’s Director of Library Development Dawn LaValle, and school representatives from across the state today launched the 2018 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge at the Connecticut State Library. Governor Malloy also announced the 2018 summer reading challenge theme “Libraries Rock!” and recognized the top-performing schools from the 2017 Summer Reading Challenge.

• 4/10/2018 Gov. Malloy: State's Results on National Assessment Shows Reduction in Some Achievement Gaps Since 2011

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that the State of Connecticut has been making progress in its efforts to reduce achievement gaps, according to the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – a report known as the “Nation’s Report Card” created by the National Center for Education Statistics.

• 9/14/2018 Gov Malloy: Advanced Placement Test Scores Increase Nearly Four Percent

• 6/20/2018 CT Education Commissioner Wentzell Selected For National School Safety Steering Committee  

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Four Connecticut Public Schools Earn 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools Distinction

• 10/30/2018 CSDE Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) Hosts Opening Day School Choice Info Fair For 2019-20 Applicants

• 2/9/2018 More students demonstrate college and career readiness

  Today the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released the 2016-17 results from the Next Generation Accountability System.

• 2/22/2018 CSDE Regional School Choice Office Announces 2018-19 Lottery Application Deadline

  The Connecticut State Department of Education’s (CSDE) Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) would like to remind parents, grandparents and guardians of children entering prekindergarten through Grade 12 that February 28, next week, is the final day to submit an on-time application for the 2018-19 RSCO lottery.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Initiative to Attract Diverse and Talented People to Become Teachers

• 10/10/2018 Hartford's Marisol Rodriguez Named Connecticut's 2019 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year

• 1/23/2018 Regional School Choice Fair Saturday, January 27

  Bring the family to the last regional school choice event of the 2018-19 lottery application season on Saturday, January 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Conard High School, 110 Beechwood Road, West Hartford, CT 06107.

• 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.