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2025
04/15/2025		Webinar: preview changes to Investigating History
04/15/2025		OASES
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
04/08/2025		Student Assessment Update April 8, 2025
04/04/2025		April 2025 STEM Newsletter
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
04/01/2025		2025-2026 Charter School Pre-Enrollment Report
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		Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Deadlines
03/28/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
03/27/2025		FY25 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Training Opportunities
03/27/2025		Student Assessment Update March 27, 2025 Special Edition
03/26/2025		Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 46.00
03/26/2025		Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 18.00
03/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Changes to Regulations Related to Time Out
03/25/2025		Student Assessment Update March 25, 2025
03/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
03/20/2025		Student Assessment Update March 20, 2025, Special Edition
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
03/19/2025		DESE Literacy and Humanities: March 2025
03/18/2025		2025 Summer PD Provider Application Update
03/17/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Prepares for Summer Eats Child Nutrition Program
03/14/2025		EL Assessment Update: Data Validation and Reporting – March 14, 2025
03/13/2025		Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 4.00
03/13/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches “Massachusetts Revolutionaries: Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Education Project in Celebration of Massachusetts 250
03/12/2025		Student Assessment Update March 12, 2025
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
03/07/2025		March 2025 STEM Newsletter
03/07/2025		Public Comment on Revisions to the Regulations for Educator Licensure and Program Approval
03/06/2025		New Job Opportunity — Contracted School Redesign Specialist
03/06/2025		Student Assessment Update March 6, 2025, Special Edition
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
02/27/2025		Questions and Answers for FY26 Civics Teaching and Learning Grant and Genocide Education Grant
02/27/2025		Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 30.00
02/27/2025		Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 7.00
02/26/2025		2025 Public Comment Submission Page-Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
02/26/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts 2024 Graduates Again Top of the Nation in Advanced Placement Success
02/25/2025		Student Assessment Update February 25, 2025
02/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Alternative Tests for Educator Licensure to Strengthen Workforce
02/24/2025		Northeast Food for Schools Round Two Funding Opportunity
02/24/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.5 Million to 60 School Districts to Expand Student Behavioral and Mental Health Services
02/21/2025		Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) Public Comment for School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor
02/21/2025		Upcoming Charter School Deadlines
02/21/2025		Notification to the Community on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
02/21/2025		FY2026 Pre-Enroll NSS Cap Guidance for Districts
02/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration to Propose 3,000 New Career Technical Education Seats, Lottery Admission Policy
02/18/2025		FY2026 Pre-Enrollment, Sibling Pre-Enrollment, and Waitlist Data Submission Memorandum and Instructions
02/18/2025		ACCESS for ELLs Testing Window Extension 2025
02/14/2025		Important Notice Regarding Upcoming MTEL Revisions
02/14/2025		History/Social Science Curriculum Data Report (updated 2/3/2025)
02/14/2025		Student Government Day Debate Legislation Selected
02/12/2025		Student Assessment Update February 12, 2025
02/11/2025		Register for our Spring 2025 Civics Project Showcases! Register by March 15 (Priority deadline: February 15)
02/07/2025		February 2025 STEM Newsletter
02/07/2025		PRESS RELEASE Southbridge Science Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Award
02/06/2025		Former English Learner (FEL) Report Webinar
02/05/2025		Student Assessment Update February 5, 2025, Special Edition
02/04/2025		Student Assessment Update February 4, 2025
02/03/2025		ACCESS for ELLs Important Reminders
01/31/2025		PRESS STATEMENT Education Secretary Tutwiler's Statement on Title IX Announcement
01/31/2025		ACCESS for ELLs Important Reminders — January 2025
01/30/2025		Webinar: Chapter 74 Nonresident Student Tuition Program
01/29/2025		Student Assessment Update January 29, 2025, Special Edition
01/29/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Ranks #1 in National Education Assessment
01/29/2025		Cell Phones and Social Media in Schools - Guidance Toolkit from the Attorney General’s Office
01/27/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Literacy Launch Grants to 15 School Districts to Support High-Quality Reading Instruction
01/23/2025		Student Assessment Update January 23, 2025, Special Edition
01/22/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Establishes a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
01/21/2025		Meal Pattern Variation for Faith-Based/Religious Observance
01/21/2025		Student Assessment Update January 21, 2025
01/16/2025		Census Estimates used to Determine Title I Funding for SY2025-26 (Fiscal year 2026)
01/16/2025		Student Assessment Update January 16, 2025, Special Edition
01/15/2025		February Science Administration Manuals Now Available
01/13/2025		January 2025 STEM Newsletter
01/09/2025		Student Assessment Update January 9, 2025
01/08/2025		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: January 2025
01/08/2025		Speech Competition Now Open!
01/07/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8 Million to Expand Early College Programs
01/07/2025		USDA Foods in Emergency/Disaster Situations in Schools
01/02/2025		PSM Group B Integrated Monitoring Training
01/02/2025		PSM Group A Integrated Monitoring Training
2024
12/18/2024		Change In the School Nurse Orientation Program
12/16/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Requests Vendors to Develop Mental Health Framework for Students from Early Education through Higher Education
12/16/2024		Investigating History 2025-26 Grant Opportunity Available through the One8 Foundation
12/13/2024		December 2024 STEM Newsletter
12/12/2024		Student Assessment Update December 12, 2024, Special Edition
12/11/2024		Student Assessment Update December 11, 2024, Special Edition Update on the Student Competency Determination
12/10/2024		Student Assessment Update December 10, 2024
12/10/2024		2024 –2025 Commissioner Letter to District and School Leaders about the Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students
12/10/2024		Training & Technical Assistance Request Form
12/06/2024		December 17 Webinar: Learn more about Spring 2025 Civics Showcases!
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
11/26/2024		FY2025 Grants Management November Update
11/25/2024		Student Assessment Update November 25, 2024
11/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces First Massachusetts Registered Apprenticeship Program for K-12 Teachers
11/18/2024		Dates and Locations Announced for 2025 Civics Project Showcases
11/18/2024		ACCESS for ELLs - Preparation for Test
11/15/2024		Time Sensitive: Farm to school consultation, resources and professional development available for School Food Authorities & Early Education Centers
11/14/2024		Student Assessment Update November 14, 2024
11/14/2024		FY24 Update - Charter School End of Year Financial Report (CSEOYFR) Amendment Application
11/13/2024		Intent to Seek a Waiver from the One-Percent Limit on Alternate Assessments
11/12/2024		November 2024 STEM Newsletter
11/07/2024		PRESS RELEASE Elementary & Secondary Education Board Seeks Public Feedback in Search for Next DESE Commissioner
11/06/2024		Student Assessment Update November 6, 2024, Special Edition
11/05/2024		Food Service Management Company Contracting Procedures FY 2025
10/31/2024		PRESS RELEASE More Massachusetts Students Finding Success on AP Exams
10/30/2024		Student Assessment Update October 30, 2024, Special Edition
10/29/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Holyoke Public Schools' Provisional Exit from Receivership
10/29/2024		Student Assessment Update October 29, 2024
10/25/2024		FY2025 Grants Management October Update
10/25/2024		Important Notice Regarding PAL Updates
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
10/22/2024		Save the Date: Student Government Day is April 4!
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
10/18/2024		Student Assessment Update October 18, 2024, Special Edition
10/17/2024		The Department is excited to share that the Resource Allocation and District Action Report (RADAR) for Special Education Dashboard is now online.
10/16/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: October 2024
10/10/2024		Application for FY25 Public School Military Mitigation funds
10/09/2024		October 2024 STEM Newsletter
10/04/2024		Look For Tool Webinar
10/04/2024		EL Data Dashboard
10/03/2024		Charter Amendment Requests Pending Board Action (Districts Specified in Charter Region and Maximum Enrollment)
10/02/2024		FY25 Applications for Renewal of Charters
10/01/2024		Student Assessment Update October 1, 2024
10/01/2024		ELPAC Webinar
09/30/2024		October 1 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data Collection Report
09/30/2024		FY2025 Grants Management September Update
09/30/2024		English Learner Education Resources for Families
09/30/2024		2024-2025 Early Learning Professional Development Calendar
09/30/2024		2024-2025 Early Learning Professional Development Points Template
09/25/2024		Massachusetts SLIFE Toolkit
09/24/2024		PRESS RELEASE 2024 MCAS Scores Show Importance of Continued Focus on Chronic Absenteeism, Literacy
09/24/2024		9/26 Workshop on Managing Conversations about Difficult Topics
09/23/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts Schools with Biggest Drop in Chronic Absenteeism
09/23/2024		Provider Resources, Inc. Closing
09/20/2024		EL Assessment Update: Back-to-School 2024-2025
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
09/19/2024		FY25 FC181 and FC189 Questions and Responses
09/17/2024		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
09/17/2024		Student Assessment Update September 17, 2024
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
09/13/2024		Office of Approved Special Education Schools Integrated Monitoring Procedures Guide now available
09/13/2024		8.23.2024 MA Local Education Agencies' (LEA) Special Education Determinations Webinar now available
09/12/2024		National School Lunch Program Administrative Review and Procurement Review — School Year 2024-2025
09/11/2024		Breakfast Requirements — Universal Free School Meals & Breakfast After the Bell Mandate
09/11/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: September 2024
09/09/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Delivers $1.7 Million in Federal Funds to 47 School Districts Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
09/09/2024		September 2024 STEM Newsletter
09/09/2024		WIDA ALTERNATE ACCESS RECLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
09/04/2024		Information on Ordering Print Copies of Investigating History Curriculum
09/04/2024		Student Assessment Update September 4, 2024
09/03/2024		OASES Cohort 3 CHAMP Training for 24-25 Reviews
08/29/2024		Multilingual Learning Look-for Tool
08/29/2024		FC189 Informational Webinar
08/27/2024		Registration open for History/Social Science Leaders Network
08/27/2024		Student Assessment Update August 27, 2024, Special Edition
08/27/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: August 2024
08/26/2024		Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes Data Collection Final Month Reminder
08/26/2024		HQIM Communities of Practice — Application Due 9/23/2024
08/26/2024		HQIM Communities of Practice — Application Due 9/23/2024
08/26/2024		Center for Instructional Support Program Offerings 2024-25
08/23/2024		2024 Fall PD Provider Registry Application
08/22/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches "Your Presence Is Powerful" Campaign to Raise Awareness of Importance of School Attendance
08/15/2024		Special Education Announcement Indicator 7 Data Collection
08/15/2024		Now Open for Public Comment: Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Communication Skills Framework
08/14/2024		Public Virtual Schools Enrollment Frequently Ask Questions (FAQs) for the 2024-25 school year
08/13/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $265,000 in Computer Science Education Grants
08/12/2024		Revised Northeast Food for School Reallocation Awards SY24-25
08/12/2024		TFM Self-Assessment training for SY2025-26 districts
08/08/2024		FY25 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Training Opportunities and Resources
08/06/2024		State Reporting for English Learner Education
08/01/2024		Grants Management FER Training
08/01/2024		Public Virtual School Enrollment FAQs for SY 2024-25
07/30/2024		Student Assessment Update July 30, 2024, Special Edition
07/29/2024		FY25 ESSA Grant Application Now Available in GEM$
07/26/2024		FY25 IDEA Grant Application Now Available in GEM$
07/26/2024		Free workshop on Facilitating the Student-Led Civics Project Aug. 20!
07/23/2024		School Year (SY) 2024-2025 Special Milk Program (SMP) Application Renewal and Massachusetts Special Milk Household Application Packet Now Available
07/15/2024		Partnership for Reading Success - Massachusetts (PRISM) grant available now!
07/11/2024		OASES Cohort 2 - CHAMP Training for 24-25
07/11/2024		Koplik Certificate of Mastery Coordinator Training
07/08/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: July 2024
07/07/2024		School Meals Communication Plan for School Year 2024-2025
07/01/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights First Year Successes of State-funded Universal Free School Meals
06/27/2024		School Year 2024-2025 USDA Foods Warehouse Contract Award
06/27/2024		FY2024 Grants Management June Update
06/26/2024		USDA Foods — Availability Update, Brown Box, FCFS, DoD Funds, Processing Pounds, Warehouse Contracts, & Assessment Fees
06/25/2024		Final FY24 Charter School Tuition and Enrollment
06/24/2024		School Year (SY) 2024-2025 Massachusetts Meal Benefit Household Application Packet Now Available
06/21/2024		Summer 2024 Checklist for Special Education Leaders
06/18/2024		Student Assessment Update June 18, 2024
06/18/2024		Fund Code (FC) 0335 Safe and Supportive Schools Competitive Grant — Due July 12, 2024
06/11/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $15 Million in Skills Capital Grants
06/10/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: June 2024
06/07/2024		MCAS-Alt Newsletter, June 2024
06/07/2024		June 2024 STEM Newsletter
06/05/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million for Early Literacy Materials and Professional Development
06/04/2024		Student Assessment Update June 4, 2024
06/03/2024		Title I Data Collection
06/03/2024		Extension of DESE's ESSER Administrative Funds — Public Notice
06/03/2024		REGISTER NOW for the Early Childhood Coordinators Administrative Leadership Institute and Community of Practice for 2024-2025
06/03/2024		Special Education FY25 Conditions of Assistance
05/31/2024		Worcester and Amherst Civics Showcases This Week
05/31/2024		Learn more and apply for the Experienced Special Education Directors Leadership Institute
05/29/2024		Investigating History Background Brief Available for Human Origins
05/29/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Reduce or Eliminate the Use of Exclusionary Time-Out Rooms in K-12 Education Settings
05/28/2024		2024-2025 Significant Expansion Data Submission Memorandum and Instructions, Submission Deadline Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.
05/24/2024		Upcoming Charter School Deadlines
05/23/2024		Foundational Skills Progressions Available for Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts
05/21/2024		Student Assessment Update May 21, 2024
05/17/2024		Massachusetts Civics Project Showcases Kick Off May 28!
05/17/2024		RFPs for FY25 Perkins Grants Now Available — Apply Now in GEM$
05/17/2024		Join the Arts Education Advisory Council, applications due June 28th
05/15/2024		EL Assessment Update: Release of ACCESS for ELLs Test Results - Corrected
05/14/2024		Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes Data Collection
05/10/2024		Investigating History Grades 3-4 Pilot Applications due Friday, May 17
05/10/2024		Office of Literacy and Humanities Newsletter: May 2024
05/10/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration
05/08/2024		EL Assessment Update: Release of ACCESS for ELLs Test Results
05/08/2024		FY24 SFSP Operational Questions and Answers
05/07/2024		Student Assessment Update May 7, 2024
05/06/2024		May 2024 STEM Newsletter
05/01/2024		Regional Centers for Emergency License Support - Educator Effectiveness
04/30/2024		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Regional Licensure Assistance Centers to Support Educator Workforce
04/26/2024		Student Assessment Update April 26, 2024, Special Edition
04/23/2024		Student Assessment Update April 23, 2024
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