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2025
04/15/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Hold K-12 Commissioner Finalists Interviews Thursday
04/15/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Literacy Launch Grants Now Open for Schools to Apply
04/10/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches K-12 Statewide Graduation Council Listening Sessions
04/04/2025		PRESS RELEASE More than 350 Students Participate in Student Government Day 2025
04/03/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $1.2 Million in Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade
04/01/2025		PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Terminates $106 Million in K-12 Education Funding for Massachusetts
03/31/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $850,000 for Locally Grown, Nutritious Food in Schools and Child Care Centers
03/28/2025		PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students
03/28/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
03/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Changes to Regulations Related to Time Out
03/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
03/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Cybersecurity Education Pilots at 11 Massachusetts High Schools for AP Students
03/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
03/17/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Prepares for Summer Eats Child Nutrition Program
03/13/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches “Massachusetts Revolutionaries: Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Education Project in Celebration of Massachusetts 250
03/11/2025		PRESS RELEASE Springfield School Creates Winning Attendance Video
03/11/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Success of Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show
03/10/2025		PRESS RELEASE Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Votes to Seek Public Comment on a New Career Technical Education Admission Policy
03/10/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Denounces President Trump's Decision to Cut $12 Million in Federal Funding to Feed Children, Support Local Farmers in Massachusetts
03/05/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statement Condemning Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
03/04/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million to 135 Schools to Support Career and College Planning for Massachusetts Students
02/27/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million in Innovation Career Pathway Grants to 29 School Districts
02/26/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts 2024 Graduates Again Top of the Nation in Advanced Placement Success
02/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Alternative Tests for Educator Licensure to Strengthen Workforce
02/24/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.5 Million to 60 School Districts to Expand Student Behavioral and Mental Health Services
02/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration to Propose 3,000 New Career Technical Education Seats, Lottery Admission Policy
02/07/2025		PRESS RELEASE Southbridge Science Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Award
01/31/2025		PRESS STATEMENT Education Secretary Tutwiler's Statement on Title IX Announcement
01/29/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Ranks #1 in National Education Assessment
01/27/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Literacy Launch Grants to 15 School Districts to Support High-Quality Reading Instruction
01/22/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Establishes a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
01/07/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8 Million to Expand Early College Programs
2024
12/16/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Requests Vendors to Develop Mental Health Framework for Students from Early Education through Higher Education
12/04/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
12/03/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards New Career Technical Education Programs to 12 High Schools
12/02/2024		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Board of Elementary & Secondary Education Announces Application Open for Next K-12 Commissioner
11/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces First Massachusetts Registered Apprenticeship Program for K-12 Teachers
11/07/2024		PRESS RELEASE Elementary & Secondary Education Board Seeks Public Feedback in Search for Next DESE Commissioner
10/31/2024		PRESS RELEASE More Massachusetts Students Finding Success on AP Exams
10/29/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Holyoke Public Schools' Provisional Exit from Receivership
10/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $387,000 in Innovation Career Pathway Grants to 26 School Districts
10/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $17 Million for Career and Technical Education Equipment Improvements
10/21/2024		PRESS RELEASE STEM Starts Now: Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off 2024 Massachusetts STEM Week
10/21/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.7 Million in Grants to Add 342 Career and Technical Education Seats Across Massachusetts
09/24/2024		PRESS RELEASE 2024 MCAS Scores Show Importance of Continued Focus on Chronic Absenteeism, Literacy
09/23/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts Schools with Biggest Drop in Chronic Absenteeism
09/19/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off First Year of Literacy Launch
09/19/2024		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey, Attorney General Campbell Issue Guidance on Addressing Hate and Bias in K-12 Schools
09/17/2024		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
09/16/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Over $40 Million in Federal Education Funding to Support Literacy and Student Assessments
09/13/2024		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Receives Highest Rating for Special Education for Sixth Consecutive Year
09/09/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Delivers $1.7 Million in Federal Funds to 47 School Districts Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
08/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches "Your Presence Is Powerful" Campaign to Raise Awareness of Importance of School Attendance
08/13/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $265,000 in Computer Science Education Grants
07/01/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights First Year Successes of State-funded Universal Free School Meals
06/11/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $15 Million in Skills Capital Grants
06/05/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million for Early Literacy Materials and Professional Development
05/29/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Reduce or Eliminate the Use of Exclusionary Time-Out Rooms in K-12 Education Settings
05/10/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration
04/30/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Regional Licensure Assistance Centers to Support Educator Workforce
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