Year 2026
Current news releases from the California Department of Education's (CDE) Communications Division.January | February | March | April | May | June
July | August | September | October | November | December
April
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Workgroup to Address Impact of Rising Healthcare Costs on School Districts and Educators
News Release #22—April 2, 2026
March
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Hosts Town Hall to Discuss AB 673 (Jackson) and Critical Needs of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
News Release #21—March 27, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond to Host Town Hall in Moreno Valley on March 27 to Discuss AB 673 (Jackson) and Critical Needs of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
News Release #20—March 24, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Exemplary Arts Education Awards
News Release #19—March 23, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Schools
News Release #18—March 23, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Shares Update, New Video Released by Mother of Joseph Londono Rodriguez; Child Uses Pictures, Gestures to Say He Wants to Return to U.S.
News Release #17—March 18, 2026
State Superintendent Thurmond Meets with Joseph Londono Rodriguez and Mother; Child Signs “I Want to Go Back to School”
News Release #16—March 12, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 Model Continuation High Schools
News Release #15—March 11, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 Model Community Day Schools
News Release #14—March 11, 2026
New Information Reveals 6-Year-Old Deaf Student Was Deported Under False Pretenses; State Superintendent Thurmond Sounds Alarm Regarding Child’s Well-Being
News Release #13—March 10, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Distinguished Schools
News Release #12—March 10, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Others Call on Trump Administration to Release and Return 6-Year-Old Deaf Child Detained and Deported by ICE
News Release #11—March 6, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Model School Attendance Review Board Recipients for 2026
News Release #10—March 4, 2026
Superintendent Thurmond Highlights Ongoing Efforts to Redesign the High School Experience in California aligned with XQ Institute Report
News Release #09—March 2, 2026
February
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Purple Star Schools
News Release #08—February 27, 2026
State Superintendent Thurmond Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
News Release #07—February 18, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Green Ribbon Schools Award Winners
News Release #06—February 12, 2026
California Department of Education Reiterates Parents’ Rights to Review Student Records
News Release #05—February 11, 2026
January
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Summer Food Service Program Applications Available February 1, Applications Due by May 15
News Release #04—January 30, 2026
State Superintendent Thurmond Co-Sponsors Bill Targeting Corporations Profiting Off the Mistreatment of California’s Immigrant Students and Families in ICE-Funded Detention Centers
News Release #03—January 28, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Issues Statement
on Governor Newsom’s 2026–27 Budget Proposal
News Release #02—January 9, 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Announces Literacy Moonshot, the Most Expansive Effort in California History to Achieve Reading by Third Grade
News Release #01—January 8, 2026