Responses to 2025 Federal Actions & Communications

At the California Department of Education (CDE), we are focused on moving the needle for student achievement no matter what. We are committed to providing our local educational agencies (LEAs) with guidance and support in these rapidly changing times, so that our educators can continue to focus on what’s working in our local schools.

This page includes letters to the field as well as news releases that help educators and families understand any impact on California’s public schools and students, or lack thereof, resulting from federal actions and communications.

February 3, 2025

Commitment to Continuity for California’s Children, Schools, and Families

• Related News Release: State Superintendent Thurmond Encourages All California Educators to ‘Stay Focused,’ Shares News of Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump Administration’s Efforts to Pause School Programs
  
  

January 31, 2025

Affirmation of Continued Protections on the Basis of Gender, Gender Expression, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

• Related News Release: State Superintendent Thurmond Responds to United States Department of Education’s Backward Step on Title IX Protections
  
  

January 21, 2025

Reminder of Obligation to Protect Immigrant Families’ Rights to Access Public Education