California Department of Education

News Releases

SPI Hosts Webinar to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
Posted 15-Nov-2022
SPI Continues Learning Acceleration Webinars
Posted 10-Nov-2022
SPI Honors California Blue Ribbon Schools in D.C.
Posted 04-Nov-2022
SPI Celebrates California’s 29 Blue Ribbon Schools
Posted 03-Nov-2022
$58M Approved for Community Schools Support System
Posted 02-Nov-2022

SPI Disburses $4B for Learning Recovery
Posted 02-Nov-2022
$10 Million Dual Language Immersion Grant
Posted 31-Oct-2022
2021-22 Assessment Data
Posted 24-Oct-2022
2023 California Teachers of the Year Announced
Posted 13-Oct-2022
SPI Launches Series to Accelerate Student Learning
Posted 12-Oct-2022

What's New

CNAC Minutes for the May 9, 2022 Meeting
Posted 29-Nov-2022
2022 KIT Guidance and Deadline Extension
Posted 21-Nov-2022
P-EBT Benefits and Resources for Households
Posted 21-Nov-2022
SPI Webinar on Employee Mental Health and Wellness
Posted 21-Nov-2022
Annual Sponsor Verification Report for 2022–23
Posted 15-Nov-2022

USDA Foods Strawberry & Apricot Cup Natural Defect
Posted 15-Nov-2022
Invitation for the California Practitioners Advisory Group (CPAG) Appointment
Posted 14-Nov-2022
Invitation for the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) Appointment
Posted 14-Nov-2022
SBE Meeting Webcast for November 2022
Posted 08-Nov-2022
2022 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Funds
Posted 04-Nov-2022

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Transforming Schools

The initiatives and priorities of State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education (CDE) integrate new programs and strategies into our K-12 public schools that address the inequities, learning loss, and the social-emotional needs of our students while supporting families, educators, and local educational agencies.

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California Department of Education

We oversee the state's diverse public school system, which is responsible for the education of more than 6,000,000 children and young adults in more than 10,000 schools with 300,000 teachers. We are in charge of enforcing education law and regulations and continuing to reform and improve public school programs.

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Computing Devices & Connectivity

With distance learning at the forefront of this pandemic, the State Superintendent has led efforts to close the digital divide and has advocated for companies to increase access to devices and connectivity.

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Highlights

Transforming California Schools
Information and resources about the initiatives and priorities of State Superintendent Tony Thurmond that transform our California K-12 public schools by integrating new programs and strategies for students, families, educators, and local educational agencies.

School Disaster and Emergency Management
Guidance, grants, training, and resources for local educational agencies (LEAs) related to the management of natural disasters and emergency hazards.

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Content Standards
California's content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.

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Ages and Stages of Development
As your child grows, you may find yourself searching for clues to her behavior. As a parent, you may hear the words "developmental stages." This is just another way of saying your child is moving through a certain time period in the growing-up process.

California School Dashboard
California's Accountability and Continuous Improvement System helps educators and the public to see how districts and schools are performing on test scores, graduation rates, and other measures of student success.

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Local Control and Accountability Plan
The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities.

California School Directory
Information about California public schools, private schools, nonpublic nonsectarian schools, school districts, and county offices of education.

Coronavirus Response and School Reopening Guidance
Information and resources regarding CDE's COVID-19 response efforts, including the guidance document for safely reopening schools for the 20-21 school year.