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Recent News [2025]

Please see below for a list of the 鶹ýӳEducation Department's 2025 news releases and announcements.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Regents Actions In 30 Professional Discipline Cases And 2 Restoration Petitions
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Brings the Holidays to Life with Interactive Family Programming
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Board of Regents Advances Budget and Legislative Priorities for the 2026–27 School Year
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Nature’s Partnerships: State Museum Research Reveals How Habitat Loss Impacts Biodiversity in Appalachian Forests
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Researchers Confirm Rare Documented Case of a Wild Gray Wolf in New York
Thursday, December 4, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department Releases 2024–25 State Assessment Results
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
State Education Department Releases Literacy Toolkit for Instructors of Multilingual Learners
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Rare Discoveries Unearthed As Botanists Gather in Adirondacks for Renowned Workshop
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Regents Actions in 35 Professional Discipline Cases and 4 Restoration Petitions
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Board of Regents and Department Explore and Expand K-12 Instruction to Support College, Career, and Civic Readiness
Friday, October 31, 2025
Department Issues Guidance to Schools to Support Students and Families Experiencing Food Insecurity
Thursday, October 23, 2025
State Education Department Releases Online Platform: Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Halloween Spooktacular Returns to the 鶹ýӳMuseum with Hands-on Activities and Creative Halloween Fun
Friday, October 17, 2025
Take a Journey Through Time: New Display at the 鶹ýӳMuseum Illuminates a Forgotten Industry
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
鶹ýӳLibrary Awards Nearly $500K to Expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Programs Statewide
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Regents Actions in 42 Professional Discipline Cases
Monday, September 29, 2025
MLB & NYC: A Love Story—An Evening at the Museum with Major League Baseball’s Official Historian John Thorn
Monday, September 22, 2025
A New Chapter at the 鶹ýӳMuseum—Introducing Director Jennifer Saunders
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Regents Actions in 69 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
鶹ýӳAnnounces 2026 Teacher of the Year
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department Proposes Bold, Statewide Regulations to Support Equitable Dual Enrollment Opportunities for Students
Friday, August 29, 2025
State Museum’s Youth Employment Program Highlights Talent, Creativity, and Career Pathways
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. on Behalf of the Board of Regents and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Behalf of the 鶹ýӳEducation Department on the Passing of Former Board of Regents Chancellor Carlos Carballada
Thursday, August 21, 2025
鶹ýӳArchives Awards $4.9 Million in Local Government Records Management Grants
Friday, August 15, 2025
“Here Are The Beatles!” 鶹ýӳMuseum Unveils Groovy New Lobby Display Celebrating 60th Anniversary of the Beatles at Shea Stadium
Monday, August 11, 2025
State Education Department Releases Preliminary Data on English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science State Exams
Monday, July 28, 2025
Statement from 鶹ýӳEducation Leaders on Supreme Court Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor
Monday, July 28, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Announces Publication Celebrating Artist Margery Ryerson
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Beat the Heat with Free Summer Programs at the 鶹ýӳMuseum
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Regents Actions in 36 Professional Discipline Cases
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Expands Commemoration of America’s 250th Anniversary With Exhibit Exploring the Complex Legacy of George Washington
Monday, July 14, 2025
State Education Department Presents 鶹ýӳPortrait of a Graduate
Monday, July 14, 2025
Board of Regents and Department Adopt 鶹ýӳPortrait of a Graduate
Monday, July 14, 2025
Jennifer Saunders Appointed Director of 鶹ýӳMuseum
Monday, July 14, 2025
Statement From Commissioner Betty A. Rosa
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The Office of Cultural Education Launches New Video Series: LOOK AT THIS!
Monday, July 7, 2025
2025 Summer Food Service Program to Provide Meals at 2,500 Sites Statewide
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
State Education Department Celebrates Start of the 2025 鶹ýӳSummer School of the Arts
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. on Behalf of the Board of Regents and the 鶹ýӳEducation Department on the Passing of Former Member of the Board of Regents Laura Chodos
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Statement from 鶹ýӳEducation Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare
Monday, June 16, 2025
State Education Department Releases 75 Percent of Questions and Instructional Reports From 2025 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics and Elementary- And Intermediate-Level Science Tests
Monday, June 16, 2025
Regents Actions in 29 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions
Thursday, June 12, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Reveals Scientific Findings from CT Scan of Dinosaur Egg and Giant Beaver Skull
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Statement from 鶹ýӳEducation Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
What's Inside? 鶹ýӳMuseum Announces Partnership with Albany Medical Center to CT Scan Dinosaur Egg and Giant Beaver Skull
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Unveils New Exhibit Highlighting the Road to Marriage Equality
Monday, May 19, 2025
New Research Sheds Light on Rare 420-Million-Year-Old Fossil in the 鶹ýӳMuseum's Collection
Friday, May 16, 2025
State Education Department Releases New Numeracy Briefs for PreK-12 Mathematics Instruction
Thursday, May 15, 2025
History Comes Alive at the 2025 鶹ýӳHistory Conference
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Regents Actions in 38 Professional Discipline Cases
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Lost Revolutionary War Ship Unearthed at Ground Zero Kicks Off America's 250th Anniversary Celebration at the 鶹ýӳMuseum
Monday, May 5, 2025
Office of Cultural Education Announces Programming Honoring the Contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities to 鶹ýӳHistory
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 鶹ýӳEducation Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Full Steam Ahead: New Erie Canal Panel Exhibition Brings 鶹ýӳMuseum Resources Directly to Schools and Cultural Institutions
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Regents Actions in 32 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Statement from 鶹ýӳEducation Department Spokesperson JP O’Hare
Monday, April 7, 2025
鶹ýӳLibrary Highlights the Vital Role of Public Libraries in Empowering Communities During National Library Week
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Café Launches Search for New Operator
Monday, March 31, 2025
Statement From Dr. Brent D. Glass, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Chair of the National Search for the Next Director of the 鶹ýӳMuseum, Following His Visit on March 25-26
Monday, March 31, 2025
State Education Department Hosts Professional Learning Event on Holocaust and Genocide Education
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Mary Banning’s Pioneering Mycological Discoveries Take Center Stage in New Exhibit at the 鶹ýӳMuseum
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Read All About It! 鶹ýӳLibrary Crowns Winners of the 2025 Battle of the Books
Friday, March 21, 2025
State Education Department Launches Statewide My Sister’s Keeper Initiative
Thursday, March 20, 2025
State Education Department Celebrates 150th Anniversary of the 鶹ýӳSchool for the Deaf
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Continues Women's History Month Celebration with the Much-Anticipated Return of Its Women of Science Event
Monday, March 17, 2025
Regents Actions in 31 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Area Students to Compete at Capital Region History Day Hosted by The 鶹ýӳMuseum
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Board of Regents Appointments
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department's Office of Cultural Education Celebrates Women's History Month With a Series of Powerful Programming
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on the Passing of Hazel Dukes
Thursday, February 27, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department Launches National Search for Next Museum Director
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Written Testimony of Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa - Joint Legislative Higher Education Budget Hearing
Monday, February 24, 2025
Visitors ‘Dig’ the Rock and Fossil Fun Fair at the 鶹ýӳMuseum, With Attendance Reaching 5,150 Visitors Over Three Days
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Unearth Adventure at the Rock and Fossil Fun Fair’s Triumphant Return to the 鶹ýӳMuseum
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Regents Actions in 43 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
鶹ýӳMuseum Launches Exciting Weekday Programs for Families and Learners of All Ages
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department’s Office of Cultural Education Announces Key Leadership Appointments
Monday, February 3, 2025
Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young Jr. and the 鶹ýӳBoard of Regents
Monday, February 3, 2025
Celebrating Black History Month: A Vibrant Showcase of Events and Exhibits Presented by the 鶹ýӳEducation Department’s Office of Cultural Education
Monday, February 3, 2025
Statement of the 鶹ýӳEducation Department on Recent Executive Orders Concerning Public Education
Friday, January 31, 2025
鶹ýӳEducation Department Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 Summer Food Service Program
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Written Testimony of Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa - Joint Legislative Elementary and Secondary Education Budget Hearing
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Regents Actions in 33 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Teachers, Get Ready! Attend Free CTLE-Eligible Professional Development Workshops at the 鶹ýӳMuseum
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the 鶹ýӳMuseum With Family-Friendly Lunar New Year Programs
Monday, January 20, 2025
Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Friday, January 17, 2025
Lost Lichen Specimens Rediscovered by State Museum Botanist Offer a Look Into New York City’s 19th-Century Ecology
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Applications Open for 2025 Empire State Arts Scholarship Program
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Sound the Alarm: 鶹ýӳMuseum Unveils Updated Fire Engine Hall Exhibit With “Fear Not, We Come”

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