Press Releases

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• 3/2/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and Commissioner Cardona Kick Off National Statistics in Schools Week in Connecticut

• 3/4/2020 Commissioner Cardona Announces Dr. Shuana Tucker Joins Agency as Chief Talent Officer

• 7/17/2020 State Department of Education Releases FAQ to Provide Clarity on Fall Framework and Assist with Local Planning

• 1/31/2020 State Department of Education Seeking Applications for Sponsors for Summer Meals Program

• 4/17/2020 April 17: Update from Governor's COVID-19 Learn From Home Task Force

• 11/4/2020 CT State Department of Education: Preliminary Data Indicates Three Percent Decline in Statewide Student Enrollment for 2020-21

• 6/25/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Plans for the 2020-21 School Year Amid the Ongoing COVID19 Pandemic

• 7/27/2020 CSDE, Columbia University Center for Public Research and Leadership, and Connecticut Educational Partners Collaborate on Guidance for Effective Remote Learning Plans

• 6/30/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Education Commissioner Cardona Highlight Entries to the Lt. Governor's COVID-19 Computing Challenge During Virtual Showcase

• 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