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
March
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