Student Government Day 2025 will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Massachusetts State House.
Online registration for Student Government Day will open in late November. Schools are encouraged to hold elections for their student representative and alternate in conjunction with the November elections!
In 1947, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted a program called Student Government Day (originally Good Government Day) which is traditionally held on a Friday in April. This is an informative program about state government, that includes students participating in the role of elected or appointed officials to "observe the processes of government."
The program provides educators and students from Massachusetts's public and private high schools with many opportunities to learn first hand about state government. It enables government officials to have contact with students. It allows students to voice their positions on important current issues through prepared debates. It enables students to participate in the legislative process through simulated committee hearings and House and Senate formal sessions. It provides the opportunity for students to exchange views with their peers throughout the state on statewide issues.
Student Government Day 2025 Handbook
FAQs: Student Government Day 2025
Student Government Day Testimony Examples
Student Government Day Testimony Guide and Tips
Student Consent Form
Student Government Day Observer Protocols
Information about the Student Government Day legislation, speech competition, and agenda will be available later this fall.
Find My Legislator
Massachusetts General Laws: Chapter 6, Section 12M: Student Government Day
Email us at studentgovday@doe.mass.edu .
Last Updated: July 13, 2024
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