Press Releases

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• 3/19/2020 Education Commissioner Cardona Announces CSDE Seeking Federal Waiver to Suspend Assessments for the Current School Year

• 10/6/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Expansion of Program Encouraging High School Students to Become Teachers

• 10/9/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Windsor Educators Named Connecticut's 2021 Teacher of the Year and Paraeducator of the Year

• 8/26/2020 Connecticut Students with Disabilities and English Learners Attain Highest-Ever Extended Graduation Rates

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Schools Ranked Top Three in Nation by Education Week

• 7/28/2020 Governor Lamont Announces the Everybody Learns Initiative: A $43.5 Million Program to Close the Digital Divide for Connecticut Students

• 5/14/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $111 Million in Coronavirus Relief Aid for Schools

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

• 1/30/2020 CSDE: 2018-19 Next Generation Accountability Results Show Significant Increases in College and Career Readiness

• 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

• 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

• 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