The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releases a number of research, evaluation, and data products each year. DESE reports are organized as shown below.
Report to the Legislature on After-School and Out-of-School Time Grants: FY2021 (January 2021)
Report to the Legislature on After-School and Out-of-School Time Grants: FY2020 (January 2020)
Report to the Legislature on After-School and Out-of-School Time Quality Enhancement Grants (January 2018)
After-School and Out-of-School Time Quality Enhancement Grants — FY2013 (May 2013)
Charter School Legislative Report - FY2023 (November 2024)
Charter School Legislative Report - FY2024 (October 2024)
Report to the Legislature: Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools — FY2017 to FY2022 (July 2022)
Charter School Data Annual Report (July 2022)
Charter School Data Annual Report (February 2020)
Charter School Data Annual Report (April 2019)
Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston's Charter Sector (March 2018)
Charter School Data Annual Report (February 2018)
Report to the Legislature: Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools — FY2016 (April 2017)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2016 (February 2017)
Report on the Expanded Learning Time Grant: Costs and Expenditures (February 2016)
Charter School Enrollment Data Annual Report (February 2016)
Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools (February 2016)
Expanded Learning Time Grant: Costs, Expenses and Recommendations for Sustainability (March 2015)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2014 (December 2014)
Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston (December 2014)
Teaching to the Student: Charter School Effectiveness in Spite of Perverse Incentives (May 2014)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2013 (December 2013)
Charter School Demand and Effectiveness: A Boston Update (November 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Collaborative Planning: Issue Brief (June 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Implementation Paper (May 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Enrichment: Issue Brief (April 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Time Use: Issue Brief (April 2013)
Expanded Learning Time: Cost Analysis (October 2012)
Expanded Learning Time Expenditures (December 2011)
Student Achievement in Massachusetts' Charter Schools (January 2011)
Expanded Learning Time Outcomes Evaluation: Year Three (December 2009)
Informing the Debate: Comparing Boston's Charter, Pilot and Traditional Schools (January 2009)
Offshore Wind Pilot Program (June 2024)
STEM AP Access Expansion Opportunity Initiative Year End Report – Year 3 (September 2023)
AP STEM and English Program Evaluation—Year 11 (August 2023)
Massachusetts Early College Cost Analysis: Research Synthesis (May 2023)
Massachusetts Resource Allocation and Expansion Feasibility Study: Early College Program Report (May 2023)
Massachusetts Innovation Pathways Cost Analysis: Research Synthesis (May 2023)
STEM AP Access Expansion Opportunity Initiative (September 2022)
AP STEM and English Program Evaluation—Year 10 (September 2022)
AP STEM and English Participating Schools Only Course taking and Passing - Year 9 (October 2021)
Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Student Outcomes in Massachusetts: Career Clusters and Student Groups, Teacher Licensure, and Student Entry (October 2020)
AP Stem and English Quasi Experimental Comparison Participating and Non Participating School Course Taking and Passing - Year 8 (August 2020)
AP STEM and English Participating Schools Only Exam Taking and Passing Rates - Year 8 (August 2020)
Massachusetts Pathway Sustainability and Scalability Evaluation Report (August 2020)
Advancing STEM and English AP Program Evaluation — Year 8 (August 2020)
Massachusetts Innovation Pathway & Early College Pathway Program Evaluation Impact Report (June 2020)
AP STEM and English Participating Schools Only Descriptive Course Taking and Passing Rates - Year 8 (June 2020)
High Quality College and Career Pathways Program Evaluation Report: Sustaining and Scaling Early College and Innovation Pathway Programs (May 2020)
AP STEM and English Participating Schools Only Course Availability - Year 8 (May 2020)
Advancing STEM and English AP Program Evaluation — Year 7 (December 2019)
What is the profile of an English learner dropout in Massachusetts? (October 2018)
Dual Enrollment in Massachusetts 2008-2015 (December 2017)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Comparison of Participating Schools and Non-Participating Schools AP Course Taking and Passing Rates (August 2017)
MCAS Academic Support Programs: Final Evaluation Report (June 2017)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Comparison of Participating Schools and Non-Participating Schools AP Exam Taking and Passing Rates - Year 5 (June 2017)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Participating Schools Only AP Course Taking and Passing Rates - Year 5 (May 2017)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Participating Schools Only AP Exam Taking and Passing Rates - Year 5 (March 2017)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Teacher Survey Results 2016 - Year 4 (February 2017)
Expansion of the School Year and Summer Transition Programs: MassGrad Summary Brief (December 2015)
Race to the Top College and Career Readiness Initiatives, Evaluation Final Report (September 2015)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2014: Addendum (September 2015)
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Governance and Financial Structures (June 2015)
Best of Both Worlds: How Massachusetts Vocational Schools Are Preparing Students for College and Careers (June 2015)
MassGrad Case Study: North Adams (May 2015)
MassGrad Case Study: Lowell (May 2015)
MassGrad Case Study: Attleboro (May 2015)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Year 2 Final Report (April 2015)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2013: Addendum (March 2015)
Race to the Top College and Career Readiness Initiatives, Evaluation Report 2014 (September 2014)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Year 2 Interim Report (September 2014)
Intensive College Counseling and the College Enrollment Choices of Low Income Students (August 2014)
Race to the Top College and Career Readiness Evaluation Brief — Pre-AP (June 2014)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2014 (April 2014)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2012: Addendum (April 2014)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Year 1 Final Report (April 2014)
The Academic Impact of Career and Technical Education in Massachusetts (March 2014)
Income-Based Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Learning from State Longitudinal Data Systems (November 2013)
Merit Aid, College Quality and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy (November 2013)
Race to the Top College and Career Readiness Initiatives, Evaluation Report 2013 (September 2013)
Evaluation of the Statewide STEM Advanced Placement Program: Year 1 Interim Report (August 2013)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2011: Addendum (May 2013)
MCAS Academic Support Programs — FY2013 (May 2013)
Genocide Education in MA Middle & High Schools (October 2024)
The Arts Matter in Massachusetts - 2019 MA Arts Curriculum Framework Implementation Research Study (June 2024)
Massachusetts Early Literacy Tutoring Study (November 2023)
Massachusetts Early Literacy Tutoring Study (June 2022)
The State of Civic Education in Massachusetts (December 2020)
Gifted Education in Massachusetts: A Policy and Practice Review (June 2019)
Research to Inform the Massachusetts World Language Standard (June 2019)
Adoption, Implementation, and Effects of Curriculum Materials (October 2018)
Replacing Medians with Means When Summarizing MCAS Student Growth Percentiles (June 2018)
District Assessment Practices (August 2015)
Massachusetts Study on Assessment Practices in Districts (August 2015)
Testing the Test: A Study of PARCC Field Trials in Two School Districts — Policy Brief (March 2015)
Testing the Test: A Study of PARCC Field Trials in Two School Districts — Executive Summary (March 2015)
Massachusetts Study on Assessment Practices in Districts: Phase 1 Summary (March 2015)
Financial Literacy Pilot Program (December 2014)
Superintendent Survey on District Assessment Practices (October 2014)
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Implementation Study: Final Report (October 2014)
Literacy and Early Literacy Programs — 2014 (July 2014)
Flaking Out: Student Absences and Snow Days as Disruptions of Instructional Time (June 2014)
Advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through a Mathematics and Science Advanced Placement (AP) Program — FY2013, Introduction (April 2014)
Cognitive Skills, Student Achievement Tests, and Schools (January 2014)
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Implementation Study: Phase 1 Findings (September 2013)
Literacy and Early Literacy Programs — 2013 (May 2013)
Early and Adolescent Literacy — 2012 (January 2013)
The Consequences of MCAS Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students (July 2008)
Report to the Legislature: Intervention and Targeted Assistance (2019-2020) (January 2021)
Report to the Legislature: Intervention and Targeted Assistance (2016-2017) (April 2018)
Intervention and Targeted Assistance Efforts — 2016 (March 2017)
2016 Massachusetts Turnaround Practices Field Guide (November 2016)
How to Succeed in School Turnaround: Strategies That Characterize Successful Turnaround Schools in Massachusetts (September 2016)
Overview of 2016 Turnaround Practices Evaluation and Resources (September 2016)
Evaluation of Level 4 School Turnaround Efforts in Massachusetts: Part 1. Implementation Study (September 2016)
Evaluation of Level 4 School Turnaround Efforts in Massachusetts: Part 2. Impact of School Redesign Grants (September 2016)
Intervention and Targeted Assistance Efforts — 2015 (June 2016)
Turning the Tide: Evidence on State Takeover and District Turnaround from Lawrence, Massachusetts (April 2016)
Intervention and Targeted Assistance Efforts — 2014 (July 2015)
School Redesign Grant Initiative Final Evaluation Report Appendices (June 2015)
School Redesign Grant Initiative Final Evaluation Report (June 2015)
Accelerated Improvement Plan (AIP) Process Evaluation Brief (May 2015)
Accelerated Improvement Evaluation Protocols (February 2015)
Accelerated Improvement Plan (AIP) Process Evaluation (February 2015)
Lawrence Public Schools Receivership Baseline Analysis of Instructional Support (September 2014)
District and School Assistance Centers Evaluation Report 2014 (September 2014)
Intervention and Targeted Assistance Efforts — 2013 (June 2014)
Intervention and Targeted Assistance Efforts — 2012 (October 2013)
District and School Assistance Centers Evaluation Report 2013 (September 2013)
Lawrence Public Schools Receivership Baseline Data Analysis (March 2013)
School Redesign Grant; Management Briefing Memo (February 2013)
Reflecting on Success: Commendation Schools Report (January 2013)
Literacy and Early Literacy Programs — 2016 (July 2016)
Early Literacy Expert Panel: Year Three Annual Report (July 2016)
Kindergarten Expansion Grants — 2014 (March 2014)
Kindergarten Expansion Grants — 2013 (May 2013)
Influence 100 Year-end Field Guide Report 2022 (September 2022)
Appendices - Influence 100 Year-End Field Guide Report (September 2022)
Influence 100 2021 Appendix Year-end Report (August 2021)
Influence 100 2021 Year-end Report (August 2021)
CAP Executive Summary (October 2019)
Education Evaluation Grant Program (June 2018)
Massachusetts Teacher Preparation and Licensure: Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure Study (January 2018)
CAP survey brief (December 2017)
Perspectives from Year 1 of Cap Implementation (December 2017)
Teacher Equity Gaps in Massachusetts (October 2017)
Massachusetts Educator Preparation and Licensure: Year 1 Report (May 2017)
Massachusetts Educator Preparation and Licensure Study: First Year Results (April 2017)
Report to the Legislature: Education Evaluation Grant Program (April 2016)
Massachusetts Study of Teacher Supply and Demand (December 2015)
Springfield Public Schools' Effective Educator Coach Program (October 2015)
Promising Approaches to the Development and Implementation of District-Determined Measures (July 2015)
Shrewsbury Public Schools' Approach to Using Evaluation Data in Human Resources Decision-Making (July 2015)
Lawrence Public Schools: Guidance for Developing and Supporting Educator Plans (July 2015)
Brockton Public Schools' Use of Professional Development to Support Evidence Collection (July 2015)
Promising Practices to Build Evaluator Capacity (July 2015)
Educator Evaluation Summative Performance Ratings by SGP, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Professional Teaching Status, 2013-14 (June 2015)
Educator Evaluation Data: Student Growth Percentiles, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Professional Teaching Status (June 2015)
Evaluation of the Human Resources Pilot Final Report (September 2014)
Research Brief: Implementation of the New Educator Evaluation System in Massachusetts (August 2014)
Report to the Legislature: Educator Evaluation Training Funding Report (July 2014)
Preparation and Implementation of Professional Development (PD) Plans — FY2013 (June 2014)
Mathematics and Science Teacher Content-Based Professional Development — 2014 (June 2014)
Preparation and Implementation of Professional Development (PD) Plans — FY2012 (June 2014)
Educator Evaluation Summative Performance Ratings by SGP, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Professional Teaching Status, 2012-13 (April 2014)
Educator Evaluation Data: Student Growth Percentiles, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Professional Teaching Status (April 2014)
Research Brief: Early Implementation of the Massachusetts Educator Evaluation Framework (January 2014)
Educator Evaluation Training Funding and Data Advisory Report (October 2013)
Educator Evaluation Data Advisory Committee: Report to the Massachusetts General Court (June 2013)
Status of the Massachusetts Educator Workforce (December 2011)
Massachusetts Heritage Languages Framework Study Summary (April 2023)
Massachusetts Heritage Languages Framework Study Final Report (April 2023)
Understanding and Supporting Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) in Massachusetts: A Review of Literature (November 2022)
Understanding and Supporting Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) in Massachusetts: Literature Review Summary (October 2022)
Promising Practices and Programs to Prevent EL Dropout in Massachusetts (July 2021)
Targeted Linguistic Simplification of Science Test Items for English Learners (June 2020)
Massachusetts ESL Programming Services Study Final Report (May 2020)
English Language Acquisition Professional Development (December 2018)
English Language Acquisition Professional Development — FY2016 (March 2017)
Massachusetts English Language Learners' Profiles and Progress (October 2015)
SEI Endorsement Courses Evaluation (July 2013)
In the Aftermath of Question 2: Students with Limited English Proficiency in Massachusetts (June 2010)
Green School Works FY24 Legislative Report (November 2024)
Rural School Aid: Report to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means (December 2023)
METCO Program Report — 2021 (April 2022)
METCO Program Report — 2019 and 2020 (March 2021)
Local Contribution Study (December 2020)
A First Look at School-Level Expenditures (December 2019)
METCO Program Report — 2018 (September 2019)
Impact of the Massachusetts School Choice Program (December 2018)
Evidence Use in Massachusetts School Districts (August 2018)
2017 METCO Program Report (May 2018)
Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts (January 2018)
Class Size and Resource Allocation Policy Brief (December 2017)
Class Size and Resource Allocation Policy Brief — Online Appendix (December 2017)
METCO Program Report — 2016 (March 2017)
Report to the Legislature: Low-Income Student Calculation Study (February 2017)
METCO Program Report — 2015 (February 2016)
Impact of Municipal Health Care Reform on School District Health Insurance Spending (September 2015)
Impact of Municipal Health Care Reform on School District Health Insurance Spending Appendix Data (September 2015)
Report on the Status of the Public Education Financing System in Massachusetts (July 2013)
Regional Planning Study Results (December 2009)
School District Consolidation in Massachusetts, by Sarah Carleton, Christine Lynch, and Robert O'Donnell (November 2009)
Appendices - Influence 100 Cohort 5 Year 1 Report (August 2024)
Influence 100 Cohort 5 Year 1 Report (August 2024)
District Capacity Project Evaluation Report (December 2014)
New Superintendents Induction Program Evaluation Report (July 2014)
District Governance Support Project Evaluation Report (August 2013)
Recovery High Schools Legislative Report - FY2024 (November 2024)
Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) - FY2024 (November 2024)
Legislative Report - Social Emotional Learning Grant Screening Pilot - FY2024 (November 2024)
Recovery High Schools Legislative Report - FY2023 (November 2024)
Legislative Report- Social Emotional Grant Screening Pilot - FY2023 (November 2024)
Bullying Data Collection Annual Report - SY22 SY23 (November 2024)
Universal Free School Meals: FY24 Legislative Report (July 2024)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission – Ninth Annual Report (April 2024)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission – Eighth Annual Report (April 2023)
Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) (December 2022)
Social Emotional Learning Grants (August 2022)
Bullying Data Collection — Annual Report (June 2022)
Recovery High Schools Legislative Report - 2022 (April 2022)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission – Seventh Annual Report (February 2022)
Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) (February 2022)
Recovery High Schools Legislative Report - 2021 (May 2021)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission – Sixth Annual Report (December 2020)
The Average Cost Per Pupil at Recovery High Schools (May 2020)
Increasing Student Access to Behavioral and Mental Health Services (March 2020)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission — Fifth Annual Report (February 2020)
Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) (January 2020)
Teacher Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in Massachusetts: Findings from the American Teacher Panel (October 2019)
Increasing Student Access to Behavioral and Mental Health Services Legislative Report (June 2019)
Bullying Data Collection — Annual Report (June 2019)
Recovery High Schools Legislative Report (May 2019)
Integrating Student Supports (May 2019)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission — Fourth Annual Report (April 2019)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission — Third Annual Report (January 2018)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission — Second Annual Report (December 2016)
Wraparound Zones Initiative Evaluation Report Four (March 2016)
Safe and Supportive Schools Commission — First Annual Report (December 2015)
Evaluation of the Wraparound Zones Initiative: Analysis of Progress and Sustainability Plans During Year 3 (October 2014)
Promise and Paradox: Measuring Students' Non-Cognitive Skills and the Impact of Schooling (July 2014)
School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Outreach — FY2014 (June 2014)
Wraparound Zones Initiative Evaluation Report Three (January 2014)
Study of the Cost of Implementing the Student Discipline Law (November 2013)
Wraparound Zones Initiative Evaluation Report Two (October 2013)
School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Outreach — FY2013 (August 2013)
An Act Relative to Medical Emergency Response Plans for Schools (August 2013)
Wraparound Zones Initiative Evaluation Report One (March 2013)
Behavioral Health and Public Schools Task Force: Final Report/Executive Summary (August 2011)
Behavioral Health and Public Schools Task Force: Final Report (August 2011)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2021-2022 (September 2023)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2020-2021 (September 2022)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2019-2020 (September 2021)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2018-2019 (September 2020)
Exploring MA Special Education Data (February 2020)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2017-2018 (September 2019)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2016-2017 (September 2018)
Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2015-2016 (September 2017)
Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2014-2015 (March 2016)
Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2013-2014 (December 2014)
Review of Special Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A Synthesis Report (September 2014)
Using Survival Analysis to Understand Graduation of Students with Disabilities (June 2014)
Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2012-2013 (April 2014)
Students with Disabilities in Massachusetts Career and Technical Education Programs (July 2013)
Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2011-2012 (May 2013)
Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Programs for Students with Disabilities (May 2013)
Review of Special Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (April 2012)
FY22 Commonwealth Virtual Schools Legislative Report (February 2024)
FY21 Commonwealth Virtual Schools Legislative Report (November 2022)
FY20 Commonwealth Virtual Schools Legislative Report (November 2021)
FY19 Commonwealth Virtual Schools Legislative Report (October 2020)
Report to the Legislature: Commonwealth Virtual Schools — Fiscal Year 2018 (December 2019)
2019 Digital Literacy Now 3 Year Plan (December 2019)
Commonwealth Virtual Schools — FY2017 (September 2018)
Commonwealth Virtual Schools — FY2016 (January 2017)
Commonwealth Virtual Schools — FY2015 (February 2016)
Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grant: Strategic Plan (June 2015)
Edwin Final Evaluation Report (March 2015)
Commonwealth Virtual Schools — FY2014 (December 2014)
Adult Education Evaluation Phase III Final Report – Appendices (June 2023)
Adult Education Evaluation Phase III Final Report (June 2023)
Adult Education System Evaluation Final Report 2020 (December 2020)
Access to Postsecondary Schooling and the GED: New Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Massachusetts (November 2017)
Last Updated: February 21, 2025