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2026
06/04/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces School Meals Terrific Tray Winner
06/04/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Early Literacy Tutoring Application and BOOST Pilot for Next School Year
06/03/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Historic Early College Expansion, Creating Nearly 1,700 Additional Seats for High School Students
05/28/2026		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Issues Statewide Guidance for Schools, Child Care Providers, Higher Ed Campuses, Health Care Facilities and Places of Worship on Interacting with ICE
05/21/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 10 New High Schools
05/18/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $535,000 in Summer Child Nutrition Grants
05/07/2026		PRESS RELEASE 100 School Districts Attend Showcase about MyCAP Planning Process
05/06/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Recognizes Award-Winning Educators at Statewide Celebration
04/30/2026		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Announces $70 Million to Expand Career Technical Education at 28 Schools, Add 2,500 Seats
04/27/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $250,000 in Early Childhood Special Education Grants
04/15/2026		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Provides Guidance to Schools to Investigate Deepfake Images and Videos to Protect Students
04/14/2026		PRESS RELEASE Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike Highlights Universal Pre-k, Evidence-Based Early Literacy Instruction in Pittsfield During 413 Day
04/14/2026		PRESS RELEASE Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike Highlights Affordable Career-Connected Learning Opportunities in Western MA During 413 Day
04/10/2026		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts State House Welcomes More Than 200 Students for 79th Annual Student Government Day
04/07/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Innovative Ideas to Strengthen Student and Educator Mental Health
04/01/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $4 Million in PRISM III Literacy Grants
03/31/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $15 Million in Capital Grants to Expand Career Technical Education
03/26/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.7 Million in Teacher Apprenticeship Grants
03/25/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Literacy Launch Grant for Instructional Materials
03/13/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast in Supporting Student Food Security & Local Food Systems
03/11/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Civic Learning Week, Highlights MA250 “Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Student Initiative
03/03/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of Child Nutrition During Massachusetts School Breakfast Week
03/03/2026		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Students Again Rank #1 in Nation on AP Tests, Earn Highest Scores on Record
02/26/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Additional Literacy Launch Institutes
02/12/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Public Feedback on Implementation of High School Graduation Requirements
02/06/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.6 Million to Support Implementation of Revised Time-Out Regulations
02/05/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $1.2 Million in Grants that Expand Access to Healthy, Local Food in Schools and Child Care Centers
02/04/2026		PRESS RELEASE East Boston History Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
01/30/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Recruits More Organizations to Serve as Summer Eats Meal Sponsors
01/29/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.2 Million to Expand Early College Programs Across Massachusetts
01/29/2026		PRESS RELEASE Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2026 State of Education Address
01/22/2026		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Sets Goal of Enrolling 100,000 Early College Students by 2036
01/21/2026		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid
01/21/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 84 More Elementary Schools
01/20/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition
01/15/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade
01/13/2026		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Wins $10 Million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring
01/07/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.2 Million to Support Students’ Behavioral and Mental Health
01/06/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million in K-12 Language Learning Program Grants
01/05/2026		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants for Career and Technical Education in Correctional Facilities
2025
12/15/2025		PRESS RELEASE Number of Massachusetts Students Succeeding on AP Exams Continues to Grow
12/10/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million to Expand Children’s Access to and Knowledge of Locally Grown Food
12/02/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
12/01/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Statewide High School Graduation Framework
11/24/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests $4.1 Million for No-cost Workforce Training and Education
11/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE More than 1 in 4 Massachusetts High School Students Participated in a College and Career Pathway During School Year 24-25
11/19/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
11/18/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes New Pathways to Educator Licensure
11/17/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Literacy Launch Institutes
11/10/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast
11/04/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards over $1 Million in Hate Crime Prevention Grants to 38 School Districts
10/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $8.5 Million in Career-Connected Learning Grants Across 120 School Districts and Communities
10/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for Schools to Apply for Funding to Promote Safe and More Supportive Learning Environments
10/21/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $5.4 Million for Innovation Career Pathways Programs
10/20/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13.5 Million in Skills Capital Grants as STEM Week 2025 Begins
10/16/2025		PRESS RELEASE STEM Starts Now: Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Massachusetts 2025 STEM Week, Oct. 20-24
10/15/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Firing of 500 U.S. Department of Education Staff
10/09/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Public Hearings to Review Statewide K-12 School Finance Formula
09/29/2025		PRESS RELEASE 2025 MCAS Results Underscore Importance of Focus on Early Literacy, Chronic Absenteeism
09/26/2025		PRESS RELEASE New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts
09/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $161,918 in Grants to Support Safe and Supportive Schools
09/24/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Vision of a Massachusetts High School Graduate
09/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $464,000 in STEM Education Grants
09/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education
09/22/2025		PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
09/18/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Two New Early College Partnerships in Springfield
09/16/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants
09/09/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $800,000 in Early Literacy Grants for College and K-12 School Partnerships
09/08/2025		PRESS RELEASE New Department of Elementary and Secondary Data Shows Early College is Steering More Students Towards Higher Education
09/04/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $3 Million in Adult Education and Workforce Training Grants
09/03/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $60 Million in Career Technical Education Capital Funding for Schools
09/02/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
08/21/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $20 Million to 30 School Districts for Affordable Preschool Access
08/19/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9.3 Million in Second Round of Literacy Launch Grants
08/19/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Career Technical Education to Support 900 More Students This School Year
08/06/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.3 Million in Literacy Grants
08/04/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
07/31/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Improve Health and Nutrition in K-12 School Meals
07/22/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Ranked Best Public Schools in the Country
07/16/2025		PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Receives Highest Rating for Special Education for Seventh Consecutive Year
07/15/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $10 Million Investment in Workforce Training for English Learners
07/14/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants
07/14/2025		PRESS RELEASE AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Freezing $6.8 Billion In Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Starts
07/08/2025		PRESS RELEASE 8.3 Million More School Meals Being Served in Massachusetts
07/07/2025		PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Withholds $108 Million in K-12 Funding for Massachusetts Schools
06/30/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants
06/26/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Offers Child Nutrition Programs This Summer
06/25/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches ‘Future Ready: AI in the Classroom’ for Educators
06/24/2025		PRESS RELEASE Elementary and Secondary Education Board Approves Changes to Time-Out Practices in Schools
06/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Adds More Listening Sessions to Gather Public Feedback for Statewide K-12 Graduation Requirements
06/23/2025		PRESS RELEASE Holyoke Public Schools Will Exit Receivership on July 1
06/18/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Creates 1,400 New Early College Seats for High School Students
06/16/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates First Year of Program to Mentor and Develop Future School Principals
06/11/2025		PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts Civics Project Showcases Across Massachusetts
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