District/School Resources Administration
Office of Strategic Planning, Research, and Evaluation

ESE Reports by Category

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releases a number of research, evaluation, and data products each year. This page lists the six categories into which these products typically fall. If you are unable to find the report you are looking for by way of these categories, please browse reports by topic.

• Research: General analyses of issues of interest for policy decision-making

• Education Research Briefs: Short summaries of current issues in Massachusetts education policy

• Program Evaluations: Analyses of specific Departmental programs

• Data: Summaries and analyses of major data series collected by the Department

• Board Reports: Annual reports by the Board of Education on the major policy initiatives and outcomes each year.

• Legislative Reports: Reports to the legislature on programs funded by state budget line items.