DESE News Archives

DESE Updates Archive
2026
02/12/2026 View External Link  EL Assessment Update: February 2026
02/10/2026 Download Word Document  MCAS-Alt Update February 2026
02/06/2026 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 6, 2026
02/06/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.6 Million to Support Implementation of Revised Time-Out Regulations
02/05/2026 Download Word Document  The Joint Questions and Answers Document for FY27 FC589 Civics Teaching and Learning Grant and FC215 Genocide Education Grant will be periodically updated through March 20, 2026.
02/05/2026 View External Link  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 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE East Boston History Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
01/30/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Recruits More Organizations to Serve as Summer Eats Meal Sponsors
01/29/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.2 Million to Expand Early College Programs Across Massachusetts
01/29/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2026 State of Education Address
01/28/2026 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 26, 2026 Special Edition
01/28/2026 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 21, 2026
01/22/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Sets Goal of Enrolling 100,000 Early College Students by 2036
01/22/2026 View HTML Page  Now Open: Civics Teaching and Learning Grant application! Submit a proposal by March 30, 2026!
01/22/2026 View HTML Page  Seeking Applications for the Genocide Education Grant! Submit a proposal by March 30, 2026!
01/21/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid
01/21/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 84 More Elementary Schools
01/20/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition
01/15/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade
01/13/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Wins $10 Million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring
01/13/2026 View External Link  January 2026 STEM Newsletter
01/08/2026 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 8, 2026
01/07/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.2 Million to Support Students’ Behavioral and Mental Health
01/06/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million in K-12 Language Learning Program Grants
01/05/2026 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants for Career and Technical Education in Correctional Facilities
2025
12/23/2025 View External Link  Registration for the 2026 Massachusetts Civics Project Showcases is now open! Priority deadline is February 13 and registration closes March 13.
12/15/2025 View HTML Page  MCAS-Alt Update January 2026
12/15/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Number of Massachusetts Students Succeeding on AP Exams Continues to Grow
12/15/2025 View External Link  December 2025 STEM Newsletter
12/10/2025 Download Word Document  Notice of Intent to Apply and Opportunity for Comment Regarding a Waiver Extension of the Federal Requirement Related to the Percentage of Students Who Participate in Statewide Alternate Assessments
12/10/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update December 10, 2025
12/10/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million to Expand Children’s Access to and Knowledge of Locally Grown Food
12/08/2025 View HTML Page  Advance Payments for Family Day Care Homes Sponsoring Organizations
12/02/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
12/01/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Statewide High School Graduation Framework
11/26/2025 View HTML Page  Share your feedback! Public Comment for Regulatory Updates to Licensure Pathways
11/25/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 25, 2025
11/24/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests $4.1 Million for No-cost Workforce Training and Education
11/21/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 7.00, Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval Regulations
11/20/2025 View External Link  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 View External Link  EL Assessment Update: WIDA ACCESS – Test Preparation, November 19, 2025
11/19/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
11/18/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes New Pathways to Educator Licensure
11/17/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Literacy Launch Institutes
11/13/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 13, 2025
11/13/2025 View External Link  November 2025 STEM Newsletter
11/13/2025 Download PDF Document  MCAS-Alt Winter Update 25-26
11/10/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast
11/07/2025 View HTML Page  Food Service Management Company Contracting Procedures FY 2026
11/05/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 31.04, State Seal of Biliteracy (603 CMR 31.00, Certificate of Mastery and State Seal of Biliteracy)
11/05/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 23.02, Regulations on Student Records (definitions)
11/04/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards over $1 Million in Hate Crime Prevention Grants to 38 School Districts
11/03/2025 View HTML Page  PSM Group B - Integrated Monitoring Training
11/03/2025 View HTML Page  PSM Group A - Integrated Monitoring Training
10/30/2025 View HTML Page  Northeast Food for Schools Challenge
10/28/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 28, 2025
10/28/2025 View HTML Page  Public Comment is open for Proposed Amendments to Regulations on State Seal of Biliteracy, 603 CMR 31.04.
10/24/2025 View HTML Page  Public Comment on new Media Arts Endorsement Guidelines
10/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $8.5 Million in Career-Connected Learning Grants Across 120 School Districts and Communities
10/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for Schools to Apply for Funding to Promote Safe and More Supportive Learning Environments
10/21/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $5.4 Million for Innovation Career Pathways Programs
10/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13.5 Million in Skills Capital Grants as STEM Week 2025 Begins
10/16/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE STEM Starts Now: Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Massachusetts 2025 STEM Week, Oct. 20-24
10/15/2025 View HTML Page  Registration is now OPEN!
10/15/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 15, 2025
10/15/2025 View HTML Page  Registration for Student Government Day is now OPEN!
10/15/2025 View HTML Page  Registration for Student Government Day is now OPEN!
10/15/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Firing of 500 U.S. Department of Education Staff
10/09/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Public Hearings to Review Statewide K-12 School Finance Formula
10/06/2025 Download Word Document  Application for FY26 Public School Military Mitigation funds
10/06/2025 View HTML Page  Save the Date!
10/06/2025 View HTML Page  Public Comment on Revised SMK Guidelines
10/06/2025 View External Link  EL Assessment Update: Back-to-School October 6, 2025
10/03/2025 View External Link  October 2025 STEM Newsletter
10/03/2025 View HTML Page  Save the Date!
10/03/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 3, 2025
09/30/2025 View HTML Page  Updates to the Buy American Provision
09/29/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE 2025 MCAS Results Underscore Importance of Focus on Early Literacy, Chronic Absenteeism
09/29/2025 View HTML Page  October 1 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data Collection Report
09/26/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 26, 2025 Special Edition
09/26/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts
09/25/2025 View HTML Page  National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program — Final Rule
09/25/2025 View HTML Page  Upcoming Webinars and Office Hours for Technical Assistance on New CTE Regulations
09/25/2025 View HTML Page  Updates to the Afterschool Snack Meal Pattern — Final Rule
09/25/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $161,918 in Grants to Support Safe and Supportive Schools
09/24/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 24, 2025 Special Edition
09/24/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Vision of a Massachusetts High School Graduate
09/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $464,000 in STEM Education Grants
09/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education
09/22/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 22, 2025 Special Edition
09/22/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
09/19/2025 View HTML Page  MCAS-Alt Back-to-School Update September 2025
09/18/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Two New Early College Partnerships in Springfield
09/17/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 17, 2025
09/17/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 Applications for Renewal of Virtual School Certificates
09/17/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 Arts Grant Funding Opportunity
09/16/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants
09/10/2025 View HTML Page  National School Lunch Program Procurement Review SY 2025 - 2026
09/10/2025 View HTML Page  National School Lunch Program Administrative Review SY 2025 - 2026
09/09/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 Applications for Renewal of Charters
09/09/2025 View HTML Page  Charter Amendment Request Pending Board Action
09/09/2025 View HTML Page  Charter Amendment Request Pending Board Action (Grade Span)
09/09/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $800,000 in Early Literacy Grants for College and K-12 School Partnerships
09/08/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE New Department of Elementary and Secondary Data Shows Early College is Steering More Students Towards Higher Education
09/05/2025 View External Link  September 2025 STEM Newsletter
09/05/2025 View External Link  September 4, 2025 DESE Webinar on CTE Regulation requirement updates for Middle Schools and CTE Schools/programs Video
09/05/2025 Download PowerPoint File  September 4, 2025 DESE Webinar on CTE Regulation requirement updates for Middle Schools and CTE Schools/programs Slides
09/04/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 4, 2025 Special Edition
09/04/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $3 Million in Adult Education and Workforce Training Grants
09/03/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $60 Million in Career Technical Education Capital Funding for Schools
09/02/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 2, 2025
09/02/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
08/28/2025 View HTML Page  Fiscal Year 2026 Special Milk Program Application Renewal for Child Care Now Available
08/26/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update August 26, 2025 Special Edition
08/22/2025 View HTML Page  Exploring Edwin
08/21/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $20 Million to 30 School Districts for Affordable Preschool Access
08/20/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Available Training and Resources
08/19/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9.3 Million in Second Round of Literacy Launch Grants
08/19/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Career Technical Education to Support 900 More Students This School Year
08/12/2025 View HTML Page  School Year (SY) 2025-2026 Special Milk Program (SMP) Application Renewal and Massachusetts Special Milk Household Application Packet Now Available
08/11/2025 View HTML Page  Registration and ePortfolio for updated version of PAL opens August 26, 2025
08/06/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.3 Million in Literacy Grants
08/06/2025 View HTML Page  Educational Stability Orientation Sessions 2025-2026
08/05/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update August 5, 2025 Special Edition
08/05/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 Perkins Grant Now Available in GEM$
08/05/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 ESSA Grant Application Now Available in GEM$
08/04/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
08/01/2025 View HTML Page  FY26 IDEA Grant Application Now Available in GEM$
07/31/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Improve Health and Nutrition in K-12 School Meals
07/22/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Ranked Best Public Schools in the Country
07/17/2025 View HTML Page  Public Virtual Schools Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the 2025-26 School Year
07/16/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Receives Highest Rating for Special Education for Seventh Consecutive Year
07/16/2025 View HTML Page  Upcoming Charter School Deadlines
07/15/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $10 Million Investment in Workforce Training for English Learners
07/14/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants
07/14/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Freezing $6.8 Billion In Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Starts
07/11/2025 View External Link  July 2025 STEM Newsletter
07/08/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update July 8, 2025 Special Edition
07/08/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE 8.3 Million More School Meals Being Served in Massachusetts
07/07/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Withholds $108 Million in K-12 Funding for Massachusetts Schools
07/01/2025 Download PDF Document  New DLCS Curriculum Guide released
07/01/2025 View HTML Page  School Year (SY) 2025-2026 Annual Renewal of Student Eligibility Information
06/30/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants
06/26/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Offers Child Nutrition Programs This Summer
06/26/2025 View HTML Page  New ML Directors Orientation
06/25/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches ‘Future Ready: AI in the Classroom’ for Educators
06/24/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Elementary and Secondary Education Board Approves Changes to Time-Out Practices in Schools
06/24/2025 View HTML Page  OASES 2025 - 2026 Monitoring Review Training- Collaborative Programs
06/24/2025 View HTML Page  DATE CHANGE for ASES COHORT 3 TRAINING
06/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Adds More Listening Sessions to Gather Public Feedback for Statewide K-12 Graduation Requirements
06/23/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Holyoke Public Schools Will Exit Receivership on July 1
06/18/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Creates 1,400 New Early College Seats for High School Students
06/17/2025 View HTML Page  School Year 2025-2026 USDA Foods Warehouse Contract Award
06/16/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates First Year of Program to Mentor and Develop Future School Principals
06/16/2025 View External Link  EL Assessment Update — End of Year 2025
06/13/2025 View HTML Page  Help Improve the DESE Website
06/11/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts Civics Project Showcases Across Massachusetts
06/10/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update June 10, 2025
06/06/2025 View External Link  June 2025 STEM Newsletter
06/06/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for Schools
06/03/2025 View HTML Page  Title I Data Collection
06/03/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Work-Based Learning Opportunities in 14 School Districts
06/02/2025 View HTML Page  2025 Summer PD Provider Application Announcement
06/02/2025 View External Link  PRESS STATEMENT Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Public Survey on High School Graduation Requirements
05/29/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 29, 2025
05/27/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $220,600 to Support Healthy School Meals in 16 School Districts
05/27/2025 Download PDF Document  Learn more about the state of genocide education in Mass and the impact of grant funding by reading the report!
05/21/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Establishes Alternative Tests for Educator Licensure to Strengthen K-12 Workforce
05/21/2025 View HTML Page  Emergency Extensions Deadline FAQ
05/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Board Updates Competency Determination
05/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Establishes New Career Technical Education Policies to Improve Access for Students
05/20/2025 View HTML Page  MCAS-Alt Spring Quarterly Update — May 2025
05/20/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 20, 2025 Special Edition
05/19/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Pedro Martinez to Become DESE Commissioner on July 1
05/14/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration
05/13/2025 View HTML Page  School Meals Communication Plan for School Year 2025-2026
05/13/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 13, 2025
05/09/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Success of Early College Programs with Student Summit and Parent Rally
05/09/2025 View HTML Page  Home Language Survey Protocol & Updates Webinar
05/07/2025 View HTML Page  Important Notice Regarding PAL Updates
05/07/2025 View HTML Page  Information on Upcoming Updates for PAL Tasks 1 and 2
05/07/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces ‘Literacy Launch Institutes’ for Educators
05/06/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 20 New High Schools
05/05/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week
05/05/2025 View External Link  May 2025 STEM Newsletter
05/05/2025 View HTML Page  Information about Future Teacher Signing Days
05/02/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Early Literacy Grants to Colleges and School Districts
05/02/2025 View External Link  EL Assessment Update: Release of ACCESS for ELLs Test Results and Reporting
05/01/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 41.00, Regional School Districts
04/30/2025 View HTML Page  OLA FY26 Competitive Grants Webinar
04/30/2025 View HTML Page  CoP Meeting#8 Year in Review & Looking Forward for SLIFE
04/29/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Announces AI Strategy for K-12 Schools
04/29/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 29, 2025
04/25/2025 View HTML Page  Public Comment Opportunity on Proposed Special Education Procedures and Corrective Actions
04/25/2025 View HTML Page  Introducing the Seal of Biliteracy Data Dashboard
04/24/2025 View HTML Page  PRISM grants are available now!
04/24/2025 View External Link  The Literacy team is hiring an ELA/Literacy Content Support Specialist! Apply by April 6.
04/24/2025 View HTML Page  OASES 2025 - 2026 Monitoring Review Training - Cohort 1 Collaboratives
04/23/2025 View HTML Page  OASES 2025 - 2026 Monitoring Review Training - Cohort 1 Approved Special Education Schools
04/22/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Recommends Pedro Martinez for K-12 Education Commissioner
04/18/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 18, 2025 Special Edition
04/16/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 16, 2025 Special Edition
04/15/2025 View HTML Page  Webinar: preview changes to Investigating History
04/15/2025 View HTML Page  OASES
04/15/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Hold K-12 Commissioner Finalists Interviews Thursday
04/15/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Literacy Launch Grants Now Open for Schools to Apply
04/10/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches K-12 Statewide Graduation Council Listening Sessions
04/08/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 8, 2025
04/04/2025 View External Link  April 2025 STEM Newsletter
04/04/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE More than 350 Students Participate in Student Government Day 2025
04/03/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $1.2 Million in Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade
04/01/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Terminates $106 Million in K-12 Education Funding for Massachusetts
04/01/2025 View External Link  2025-2026 Charter School Pre-Enrollment Report
03/31/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $850,000 for Locally Grown, Nutritious Food in Schools and Child Care Centers
03/28/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students
03/28/2025 View HTML Page  Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Deadlines
03/28/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
03/27/2025 View HTML Page  FY25 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Training Opportunities
03/27/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 27, 2025 Special Edition
03/26/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 46.00
03/26/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 18.00
03/25/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Changes to Regulations Related to Time Out
03/25/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 25, 2025
03/25/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
03/20/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 20, 2025, Special Edition
03/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Cybersecurity Education Pilots at 11 Massachusetts High Schools for AP Students
03/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
03/19/2025 View External Link  DESE Literacy and Humanities: March 2025
03/17/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Prepares for Summer Eats Child Nutrition Program
03/14/2025 View External Link  EL Assessment Update: Data Validation and Reporting – March 14, 2025
03/13/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 4.00
03/13/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches “Massachusetts Revolutionaries: Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Education Project in Celebration of Massachusetts 250
03/12/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 12, 2025
03/11/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Springfield School Creates Winning Attendance Video
03/11/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Success of Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show
03/10/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Votes to Seek Public Comment on a New Career Technical Education Admission Policy
03/10/2025 View External Link  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 View External Link  March 2025 STEM Newsletter
03/07/2025 View HTML Page  Public Comment on Revisions to the Regulations for Educator Licensure and Program Approval
03/06/2025 View HTML Page  New Job Opportunity — Contracted School Redesign Specialist
03/06/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 6, 2025, Special Edition
03/05/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statement Condemning Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
03/04/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million to 135 Schools to Support Career and College Planning for Massachusetts Students
02/27/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million in Innovation Career Pathway Grants to 29 School Districts
02/27/2025 Download Word Document  Questions and Answers for FY26 Civics Teaching and Learning Grant and Genocide Education Grant
02/27/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 30.00
02/27/2025 View HTML Page  Notice of Public Comment for 603 CMR 7.00
02/26/2025 View HTML Page  2025 Public Comment Submission Page-Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
02/26/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts 2024 Graduates Again Top of the Nation in Advanced Placement Success
02/25/2025 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 25, 2025
02/25/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Alternative Tests for Educator Licensure to Strengthen Workforce
02/24/2025 View HTML Page  Northeast Food for Schools Round Two Funding Opportunity
02/24/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.5 Million to 60 School Districts to Expand Student Behavioral and Mental Health Services
02/21/2025 View HTML Page  Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) Public Comment for School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor
02/21/2025 View HTML Page  Upcoming Charter School Deadlines
02/21/2025 View HTML Page  Notification to the Community on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
02/21/2025 Download Word Document  FY2026 Pre-Enroll NSS Cap Guidance for Districts
02/20/2025 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration to Propose 3,000 New Career Technical Education Seats, Lottery Admission Policy
02/18/2025 Download Word Document  FY2026 Pre-Enrollment, Sibling Pre-Enrollment, and Waitlist Data Submission Memorandum and Instructions
02/18/2025 View External Link  ACCESS for ELLs Testing Window Extension 2025
02/14/2025 View HTML Page  Important Notice Regarding Upcoming MTEL Revisions
02/14/2025 View HTML Page  History/Social Science Curriculum Data Report (updated 2/3/2025)
02/14/2025 Download PDF Document  Student Government Day Debate Legislation Selected

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