Browse DESE Reports by Topic

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.

• After School and Out-of-School Programming
• Charter Schools and School Redesign
• College, Career, and Technical Education
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• District and School Turnaround
• Early Education
• Educators
• English Learner Education
• Finance and Resource Use
• Leadership and Governance
• Social-Emotional Learning, Health, and Safety
• Special Education
• Technology
• Workforce Development and Adult Learners
• All

College, Career, and Technical Education

• 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)

Last Updated: September 2, 2025