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Program News for Back to School

September 5, 2023
Board of Regents and State Education Department Welcome Educators and Students Back to School
The Department’s Back to School website provides new resources, guidance, and messages to kick off a successful 2023-24 school year.
August 28, 2023
Know Your Rights: Attorney General James and NYSED Commissioner Rosa Affirm Every New York Student Has the Right to a Free Public Education
August 17, 2023
State Education Department Hosts P-3 Summer Institute to Bolster Early Education Learning Programs Statewide
August 9, 2023
Attorney General James and NYSED Commissioner Rosa Issue Guidance to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in New York Public Schools
July 27, 2023
Graduation Measures Blue Ribbon Commission Holds Final Meeting to Develop Graduation Requirements for New York Students
June 12, 2023
State Education Department Releases Framework for Safe, Supportive, and Affirming School Environments for Transgender and Gender Expansive Students
September 6, 2022
Welcome Back to School 2022
August 22, 2022
Back to School Guidance for the 2022-23 School Year
Guidance and frequently asked questions have been developed through a partnership between the New York State Education Department and the New York State Department of Health.
August 12, 2021
State Education Department Issues Health and Safety Guide to Reopen New York State Schools
August 5, 2021
USDE Approves New York’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief State Plan
August 5, 2021
Statement From State Education Department Regarding Need for Department of Health Guidance
July 16, 2020
State Education Department Issues Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools
The New York State Education Department released guidance to help schools and school districts as they plan to reopen.
July 13, 2020
State Education Department Presents Framework of Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools
June 8, 2020
Board of Regents and State Education Department Announce Regional Reopening Task Force Meetings
April 29, 2020
Statement From Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, the Board of Regents and Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe

Recent NYSED News

Thursday, May 1, 2025
State Education Department Announces Eighth Class of My Brother’s Keeper Fellows and Major MBK Community Network Milestone
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young Jr., the Board of Regents and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
Friday, April 11, 2025
Statement from New York State Education Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Regents Actions in 32 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Statement from New York State Education Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare

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