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

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

• 11/27/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Launches ‘School Is Better with You’ Campaign to Promote Daily School Attendance and Combat Chronic Absenteeism

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

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

• 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

• 2/10/2023 Connecticut State Department of Education Launches “No Matter What” Campaign to Highlight Resources Available for Students Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability​

  Connecticut State Department of Education Launches “No Matter What” Campaign to Highlight Resources Available for Students Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability​

• 2/1/2023 Governor Lamont Launches New Round of School Security Grants

  Governor Lamont Launches New Round of School Security Grants

• 3/23/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Plans to Launch Intensive Mathematics Tutoring Program

• 3/2/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Program on Reducing Student Absenteeism Featured

• 2/21/2023 RSCO School Choice On-Time Application Deadline February 28, 2023

  RSCO School Choice On-Time Application Deadline February 28, 2023

• 1/25/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Educator Carolyn Kielma Named Finalist for National Teacher

• 10/24/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Kiana Foster-Mauro is Connecticut's 2024 Teacher of the Year

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

• 6/8/2023 Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing

• 5/9/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RUSSELL-TUCKER ENCOURAGE CT BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PK-12 SCHOOL STAFF APPRECIATION DIGITAL BACKPACK PROGRAM​ ​

  LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RUSSELL-TUCKER ENCOURAGE CT BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PK-12 SCHOOL STAFF APPRECIATION DIGITAL BACKPACK PROGRAM​ ​