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2024
09/24/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE 2024 MCAS Scores Show Importance of Continued Focus on Chronic Absenteeism, Literacy
09/23/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts Schools with Biggest Drop in Chronic Absenteeism
09/19/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off First Year of Literacy Launch
09/19/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Governor Healey, Attorney General Campbell Issue Guidance on Addressing Hate and Bias in K-12 Schools
09/17/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
09/16/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Over $40 Million in Federal Education Funding to Support Literacy and Student Assessments
09/13/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Receives Highest Rating for Special Education for Sixth Consecutive Year
09/09/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Delivers $1.7 Million in Federal Funds to 47 School Districts Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
08/22/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches "Your Presence Is Powerful" Campaign to Raise Awareness of Importance of School Attendance
08/13/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $265,000 in Computer Science Education Grants
07/01/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights First Year Successes of State-funded Universal Free School Meals
06/11/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $15 Million in Skills Capital Grants
06/05/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million for Early Literacy Materials and Professional Development
05/29/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Reduce or Eliminate the Use of Exclusionary Time-Out Rooms in K-12 Education Settings
05/10/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration
04/30/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Regional Licensure Assistance Centers to Support Educator Workforce
04/03/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards New Innovation Career Pathways to 36 High Schools
04/02/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE More than 300 Students to Participate in Student Government Day 2024
03/12/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Three New Early College Programs
02/20/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Graduates Lead Nation in Advanced Placement Success
02/15/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Announces He Will Step Down Next Month
02/05/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey Driscoll Administration Celebrates Literacy Launch Initiative
01/31/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Prepares for Summer Eats Meals Program
01/12/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE DESE Celebrates Early College Program with Statewide Student Summit
01/10/2024 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Massachusetts Launches Campaign Highlighting the Importance of School Attendance
2023
11/03/2023 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2024 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
10/27/2023 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $570,000 Grant Opportunity for Nutritious Food Access and Education During Farm to School Month
10/27/2023 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $570,000 Grant Opportunity for Nutritious Food Access and Education During Farm to School Month
10/20/2023 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Diman Principal and Plymouth Teacher Receive $25,000 Milken Awards
10/13/2023 View External Link  PRESS RELEASE Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub


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