Year 2026

Current news releases from the California Department of Education's (CDE) Communications Division.

February

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, February 12, 2026

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CDE Reiterates Parents' Rights to Review Records (added 11-Feb-2026)
California Department of Education reiterates parents’ rights to review student records.
Summer Food Service Program Applications Open (added 30-Jan-2026)
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces Summer Food Service Program applications available February 1, applications due by May 15, 2026.
SPI Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Immigrant Students (added 28-Jan-2026)
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond co-sponsors bill targeting corporations profiting off the mistreatment of California’s immigrant students and families in ICE-funded detention centers.
SPI Tony Thurmond Announces Literacy Moonshot (added 08-Jan-2026)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announces Literacy Moonshot, the most expansive effort in California history to achieve reading by third grade.
2nd Annual School Leadership to End Hate Convening (added 17-Dec-2025)
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Second Annual Convening of School Leaders and Educators to Address Rising Antisemitism and Hate