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Official news and information from the California Department of Education and @casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond
Did you know Ruby Bridges was only 6 years old when she bravely became a national symbol of school integration?
Today, the CDE joins students, educators, and families across our state in celebrating Ruby’s legacy, one step at a time. 👟🏫
Today, the CDE joins students, educators, and families across our state in celebrating Ruby’s legacy, one step at a time. 👟🏫
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Did you know Ruby Bridges was only 6 years old when she bravely became a national symbol of school integration?
Today, the CDE joins students, educators, and families across our state in celebrating Ruby’s legacy, one step at a time. 👟🏫
Today, the CDE joins students, educators, and families across our state in celebrating Ruby’s legacy, one step at a time. 👟🏫
Today, the CDE published the 2025 California School Dashboard and corresponding data files on DataQuest, showing that students continue to see improved outcomes across all key indicators of student success.
📈 🚀 Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
📈 🚀 Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today, the CDE published the 2025 California School Dashboard and corresponding data files on DataQuest, showing that students continue to see improved outcomes across all key indicators of student success.
📈 🚀 Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
📈 🚀 Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
Teachers — In this high school ELA #ToolsForTeachers resource, Listening for Understanding, students practice note-taking while listening to audio presentations, then use their notes to analyze and identify the speaker's point of view. smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/181 (account required)
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Teachers — In this high school ELA #ToolsForTeachers resource, Listening for Understanding, students practice note-taking while listening to audio presentations, then use their notes to analyze and identify the speaker's point of view. smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/181 (account required)
🌟 Help us recognize an outstanding California high school counselor! 🌟
The Marmaduke High School Counselor Award honors high school counselors across the Golden State who go above and beyond to support students on their journey to college and career: castudentaid.org/marmaduke
The Marmaduke High School Counselor Award honors high school counselors across the Golden State who go above and beyond to support students on their journey to college and career: castudentaid.org/marmaduke
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🌟 Help us recognize an outstanding California high school counselor! 🌟
The Marmaduke High School Counselor Award honors high school counselors across the Golden State who go above and beyond to support students on their journey to college and career: castudentaid.org/marmaduke
The Marmaduke High School Counselor Award honors high school counselors across the Golden State who go above and beyond to support students on their journey to college and career: castudentaid.org/marmaduke
To help schools, districts, and county offices of education strengthen support systems for educators, the CDE Office of School-Based Health Programs is hosting an important webinar.
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
To help schools, districts, and county offices of education strengthen support systems for educators, the CDE Office of School-Based Health Programs is hosting an important webinar.
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
At the CDE today, @casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond announced efforts to allow for flexibility in students’ access to nutritional services in response to the continued uncertainty of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
At the CDE today, @casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond announced efforts to allow for flexibility in students’ access to nutritional services in response to the continued uncertainty of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Imagine a high school conference that delves deep into:
🤝 Leadership Development
🌏 Cultural Identity and Awareness
✍️ The Legislative Process
📢 Public Speaking Skills
🤝 Leadership Development
🌏 Cultural Identity and Awareness
✍️ The Legislative Process
📢 Public Speaking Skills
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Imagine a high school conference that delves deep into:
🤝 Leadership Development
🌏 Cultural Identity and Awareness
✍️ The Legislative Process
📢 Public Speaking Skills
🤝 Leadership Development
🌏 Cultural Identity and Awareness
✍️ The Legislative Process
📢 Public Speaking Skills
Using SmART: Understanding Grade Level Writing Expectations is a professional learning resource that teachers and training leaders can use to explore Smarter Balanced Annotated Response Tool examples for ELA Performance Tasks. smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/1454 (account required)
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Using SmART: Understanding Grade Level Writing Expectations is a professional learning resource that teachers and training leaders can use to explore Smarter Balanced Annotated Response Tool examples for ELA Performance Tasks. smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/1454 (account required)
November is California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month! We celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Sikh Americans who enrich our schools and communities. 💛💙
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
November is California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month! We celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Sikh Americans who enrich our schools and communities. 💛💙
Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Virtual Trainings (#YMHFA) this November!
Learn to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use challenges among youth. Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that support the well-being of young people in your community.
Learn to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use challenges among youth. Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that support the well-being of young people in your community.
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Virtual Trainings (#YMHFA) this November!
Learn to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use challenges among youth. Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that support the well-being of young people in your community.
Learn to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use challenges among youth. Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that support the well-being of young people in your community.
The CDE Office of School-Based Health Programs invites you to a webinar with a focus on recognizing the physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being of educators.
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The CDE Office of School-Based Health Programs invites you to a webinar with a focus on recognizing the physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being of educators.
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
Register at: tinyurl.com/CDECaringfor...
Grab a book this November for #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth and embark on countless adventures with the whole family!
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Literacy has the power to unlock countless doors for our students and transform their lives.
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Literacy has the power to unlock countless doors for our students and transform their lives.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Grab a book this November for #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth and embark on countless adventures with the whole family!
📚❤️📖
Literacy has the power to unlock countless doors for our students and transform their lives.
📚❤️📖
Literacy has the power to unlock countless doors for our students and transform their lives.
Today’s SBE meeting also featured presentations by students of the 2025 Student Advisory Board on Education. Thank you to these wonderfully talented students for their unique presentations! 🙌
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today’s SBE meeting also featured presentations by students of the 2025 Student Advisory Board on Education. Thank you to these wonderfully talented students for their unique presentations! 🙌
Today, @casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond provided remarks at the State Board of Education meeting to acknowledge and honor the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year, CA Blue Ribbon Schools recipients, and the 2024–25 CA Statewide Assessment Results, which show continued progress of students.
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today, @casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond provided remarks at the State Board of Education meeting to acknowledge and honor the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year, CA Blue Ribbon Schools recipients, and the 2024–25 CA Statewide Assessment Results, which show continued progress of students.
It’s #NationalSchoolPsychologyWeek! 🧠🤗
Thank you to our California school psychologists, support staff, and educators for their dedication to supporting students’ mental health and helping children thrive!
Thank you to our California school psychologists, support staff, and educators for their dedication to supporting students’ mental health and helping children thrive!
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It’s #NationalSchoolPsychologyWeek! 🧠🤗
Thank you to our California school psychologists, support staff, and educators for their dedication to supporting students’ mental health and helping children thrive!
Thank you to our California school psychologists, support staff, and educators for their dedication to supporting students’ mental health and helping children thrive!
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Thurmond highlighted their passion, creativity, and commitment to inspiring students every day.
“These extraordinary educators represent the very best of our public schools and remind us that great teaching can change lives and strengthen entire school communities."
“These extraordinary educators represent the very best of our public schools and remind us that great teaching can change lives and strengthen entire school communities."
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Thurmond highlighted their passion, creativity, and commitment to inspiring students every day.
“These extraordinary educators represent the very best of our public schools and remind us that great teaching can change lives and strengthen entire school communities."
“These extraordinary educators represent the very best of our public schools and remind us that great teaching can change lives and strengthen entire school communities."
🍎 Corina Martinez is a kindergarten teacher at Pioneer Elementary School in the Escondido Union School District.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🍎 Corina Martinez is a kindergarten teacher at Pioneer Elementary School in the Escondido Union School District.
🍎 Heather Povinelli is a second-grade teacher at Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy in the Monrovia Unified School District.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🍎 Heather Povinelli is a second-grade teacher at Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy in the Monrovia Unified School District.
🍎 Chrizia Dela Rosa is a ninth-grade mathematics teacher at Piedmont Hills High School in the East Side Union High School District.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🍎 Chrizia Dela Rosa is a ninth-grade mathematics teacher at Piedmont Hills High School in the East Side Union High School District.
🍎 Rene Romero is an eleventh- and twelfth-grade International Baccalaureate Language and Literature teacher at South Hills High School in the Covina Valley Unified School District.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🍎 Rene Romero is an eleventh- and twelfth-grade International Baccalaureate Language and Literature teacher at South Hills High School in the Covina Valley Unified School District.
🍎 April Raguindin is a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in the Bakersfield City School District. Superintendent Thurmond nominated Mrs. Raguindin as California’s representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🍎 April Raguindin is a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in the Bakersfield City School District. Superintendent Thurmond nominated Mrs. Raguindin as California’s representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition.
✨ Congratulations to the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year! 👏
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond named five exceptional educators as the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year. These educators are ambassadors of the profession and serve as representatives of the state.
www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond named five exceptional educators as the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year. These educators are ambassadors of the profession and serve as representatives of the state.
www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
✨ Congratulations to the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year! 👏
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond named five exceptional educators as the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year. These educators are ambassadors of the profession and serve as representatives of the state.
www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
@casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond named five exceptional educators as the 2026 CA Teachers of the Year. These educators are ambassadors of the profession and serve as representatives of the state.
www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
👏 Happy Retired Teachers Week! 👏
To all the educators who spent years lighting the spark of learning, we thank you!
🏫 ❤️ Tag a retired teacher and let them know how much they’re appreciated.
To all the educators who spent years lighting the spark of learning, we thank you!
🏫 ❤️ Tag a retired teacher and let them know how much they’re appreciated.
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
👏 Happy Retired Teachers Week! 👏
To all the educators who spent years lighting the spark of learning, we thank you!
🏫 ❤️ Tag a retired teacher and let them know how much they’re appreciated.
To all the educators who spent years lighting the spark of learning, we thank you!
🏫 ❤️ Tag a retired teacher and let them know how much they’re appreciated.
November is National Native American Heritage Month! 🌄☀️
Join CDE as we celebrate and honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples across California and the nation.
Join CDE as we celebrate and honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples across California and the nation.
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
November is National Native American Heritage Month! 🌄☀️
Join CDE as we celebrate and honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples across California and the nation.
Join CDE as we celebrate and honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples across California and the nation.
#ICYMI: Thirty-one California schools have been nominated as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025!
Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
#ICYMI: Thirty-one California schools have been nominated as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025!
Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...
Read more: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/y...