@casuperintendent.bsky.social
Educator. Social Worker. 28th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 15 years of public service to the people of California. www.cde.ca.gov/eo
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20.11.2025 22:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Native American Heritage Month is a special recognition, and every month of the year is a time to celebrate and elevate Native American cultures and histories, ensuring they remain a vibrant and integral part of our shared future.
20.11.2025 22:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I've also protected Native and Indigenous students’ rights to honor their heritage with tribal regalia at commencement ceremonies and prohibited California public schools from using derogatory Native American terms for school or athletic team names, mascots, or nicknames.
20.11.2025 22:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0As State Superintendent, I’ve worked to preserve and uplift Native Peoples by ensuring California students learn about the resilience and history of Native Americans and our diverse tribal communities.
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Three people pose outdoors. Two are wearing native and indigenous attire. At the bottom is a green background with black text that reads Native American Heritage Month.
Native Americans are very much a part of today’s California, living, working, and caring for the land as they always have done. 🧵
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@casuperintendent.bsky.social Tony Thurmond condemns plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education:
18.11.2025 19:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I also nominated April as California’s representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition. She will compete against other state nominees, and the 2026 National Teacher of the Year will be announced in the spring.
Congratulations to April and all our California Teachers of the Year!
After school, April continues teaching gardening and cooking through her site’s Extended Learning Program and builds upon the resources of an Edible Schoolyard program that she helped to establish.
17.11.2025 18:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0April is a dedicated teacher who has become certified as a reading interventionist in order to provide her students with the best possible literacy instruction during the school day.
17.11.2025 18:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I had the pleasure of calling April Raguindin with the surprise news that she is one of California’s Teachers of the Year for 2026.
April is a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in Kern County’s Bakersfield City School District. ...
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23.10.2025 18:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I commend the bravery of our educators and school staff who are following existing laws and procedures to make sure that every child’s right to a public education is protected, and I call on President Trump to keep immigration enforcement actions away from school campuses.
23.10.2025 18:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I want to remind the Trump Administration: ICE has no place in our schools.
I sponsored AB 49 to keep immigration enforcement away from our school campuses. Our students and their records are off limits without a judicial order.
A man serves elementary school students food. Blue text around the photo reads "National School Lunch Week October 13-17; California served nearly 885 million free breakfasts and lunches to students last school year."
All children should have access to healthy meals at school so they can achieve their potential every day!
16.10.2025 20:35 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Our children can’t learn if they are hungry. As someone who grew up on the free lunch program in order to combat childhood hunger, I know how critical it is to ensure that our children have access to food that supports their healthy growth and development.
16.10.2025 20:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I’m proud to have co-sponsored legislation that led the implementation of California’s Universal Meals Program, offering two free meals per day to all students. We’re providing more meals to students than ever, and more of those meals include organic, locally-sourced ingredients.
16.10.2025 20:35 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0I’m so proud of San Diego Unified’s staff, students, and families for their hard work moving the needle on test scores, learning, equity, innovation, and opportunity.
03.10.2025 21:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I kicked off a reconvening this week of the Superintendent's Cohort to Move the Needle on Test Scores, a group of over 200 California school districts who are working together to create 5% growth statewide in both student literacy and math. So proud of our educators and their dedication!
26.09.2025 23:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s also a reminder that the struggle for democracy and self-determination is universal. Let’s join together and protect our communities with pride and unity.
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Two people post outside in front of a building with a red footer and yellow text that reads Celebrating Latino Heritage Month.
Diversity is our strength — and together, we’re building a more equitable and prosperous future for all. Latino Heritage Month is a time to celebrate our heritage and those who paved the way, like worker's rights champion Dolores Huerta.
26.09.2025 15:28 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0No one should be afraid to go to school.
25.09.2025 16:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0of teachers, school staff, administrators, and families to make the first weeks of school a time of happiness, hope, and possibility. At the @cadepted.bsky.social, we will be standing beside you every step of the way.
28.08.2025 16:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I've also seen that our families are more committed than ever to get our students to school. Our educators, too, are more committed than ever to provide safe, supportive learning environments for every child. I appreciate the thoughtfulness, hard work, and preparation ...
28.08.2025 16:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0and I’ve seen our hardworking California educators and school staff welcoming back families with open arms.
I have seen and heard anxiety about federal deportation threats, as half of all students in our state are, like me, children of immigrants — and yet, ...
A man in a suit high fives young students as they walk into their school on a red carpet.
A man in a suit watches two students work on a tablet.
Two people talk in front of a school bus in the early morning hours.
A man on a stage speaks next to a light installation that reads JOY.
Nothing should get in the way of our students having a quality education.
Welcome back to school! I’ve visited many schools across California as we kick off the new school year. I have seen smiling faces of students and parents as they step into new classrooms ...
