2026 News Archive - 25 NYSED News Releases and Announcements

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Recent News [2026]

Please see below for a list of the New York State Education Department's 2026 news releases and announcements.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Regents Actions in 36 Professional Discipline Cases Monday, April 6, 2026 Applications Open For 2026 Empire State Arts Scholarship Program Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Spring Break Programs at New York State Museum Aim To Engage and Inspire Local Families Tuesday, March 31, 2026 New York State Library Spotlights National Fight Against Book Bans With Special Screening and Expert Panel Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Office of Cultural Education Announces Collaboration With FamilySearch To Expand Access to Genealogy Records Friday, March 13, 2026 Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rosa Announce Members of New York State Museum Visioning Task Force Thursday, March 12, 2026 Local Students to Present Final Projects During Capital Region History Day at the New York State Museum Thursday, March 12, 2026 Regents Actions in 27 Professional Discipline Cases Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa Tuesday, March 10, 2026 New York State Education Department Awards $8.1 Million in Federal Grants to Programs Supporting Homeless Students Tuesday, March 10, 2026 New York State Education Department Now Accepting Applications for the 2026 Summer Food Service Program Thursday, March 5, 2026 New York State Archives Partnership Trust Announces Launch of Education Forward Endowment Fund with Historic Gift from the Rutledge Family Foundation Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Office of Cultural Education Celebrates the Women Who Shaped New York Friday, February 27, 2026 Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Board of Regents Appointments Thursday, February 26, 2026 Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Regents Actions in 33 Professional Discipline Cases Wednesday, February 18, 2026 State Library Awards $148,000 in Grants to Preserve Library Research Materials Thursday, February 12, 2026 Spend School Break Digging for Fossils, Exploring Mastodons, and Ringing in the Lunar New Year at the New York State Museum Thursday, February 12, 2026 State Education Department Releases Final School Accountability Determinations for the 2025-26 School Year Tuesday, February 10, 2026 New York State Museum Celebrates Black Women of the Great Migration with New Display Highlighting Community, Identity, and Faith Thursday, February 5, 2026 New York State Education Department and Office of Cultural Education Present a Month of Engaging Black History Month Programming and Resources for Educators Thursday, January 29, 2026 Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rosa Announce Bold New Chapter for the New York State Museum Monday, January 26, 2026 New York State Education Department Launches Visioning Task Force to Reimagine the Future of the New York State Summer School of the Arts Program Friday, January 23, 2026 Regents Actions in 36 Professional Discipline Cases and 3 Restoration Petitions Monday, January 19, 2026 Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa

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