Press Releases
102 rulemaking notices from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the Press Release stage.
100 School Districts Attend Showcase about MyCAP Planning Process
May 7, 2026
My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) helps students draw their path from school to college and a career
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Recognizes Award-Winning Educators at Statewide Celebration
May 6, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $250,000 in Early Childhood Special Education Grants
Apr 28, 2026
Funding supports partnerships between school districts and community-based preschools to improve educational services for youngest students with disabilities
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike Highlights Affordable Career-Connected Learning Opportunities in Western MA During 413 Day
Apr 14, 2026
Administration officials visited MCLA and Franklin Tech to showcase the impact of state financial aid, early college and career technical education expansion
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Massachusetts State House Welcomes More Than 200 Students for 79th Annual Student Government Day
Apr 10, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Innovative Ideas to Strengthen Student and Educator Mental Health
Apr 7, 2026
Administration launches RFI to advance statewide birth-through-higher education mental health framework
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $4 Million in PRISM III Literacy Grants
Apr 1, 2026
Funding supports the adoption of high-quality instructional materials for grades 4-12
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $15 Million in Capital Grants to Expand Career Technical Education
Mar 31, 2026
Grants support expansion, modernization, and increased enrollment capacity by 400-600 seats for career tech at comprehensive high schools
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.7 Million in Teacher Apprenticeship Grants
Mar 26, 2026
Funds support seven school districts, removing financial barriers to teaching and strengthening the K-12 educator workforce
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Literacy Launch Grant for Instructional Materials Partnership for Reading Success
Mar 25, 2026
Massachusetts (PRISM) II funding will help school districts implement high-quality early literacy instruction
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast in Supporting Student Food Security & Local Food Systems
Mar 13, 2026
Administration tours New Bedford Public Schools’ state-of-the art Culinary and Nutrition Center
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Civic Learning Week, Highlights MA250 “Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Student Initiative
Mar 11, 2026
K-12 students invited to submit creative projects highlighting Massachusetts revolutionaries; top submissions to be displayed at the State House
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Massachusetts Students Again Rank #1 in Nation on AP Tests, Earn Highest Scores on Record
Mar 3, 2026
More than a third of Massachusetts graduates scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam, the highest percentage in the nation and the highest on record
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Massachusetts Students Again Rank #1 in Nation on AP Tests, Earn Highest Scores on Record
Mar 3, 2026
More than a third of Massachusetts graduates scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam, the highest percentage in the nation and the highest on record
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Additional Literacy Launch Institutes
Feb 26, 2026
Summer opportunities open now for registration to serve up to 1,000 educators
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Public Feedback on Implementation of High School Graduation Requirements
Feb 12, 2026
Open survey allows students, parents, educators and community members to inform how statewide graduation requirements can be implemented and designed
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.6 Million to Support Implementation of Revised Time-Out Regulations
Feb 6, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $1.2 Million in Grants that Expand Access to Healthy, Local Food in Schools and Child Care Centers
Feb 5, 2026
Officials visit Watertown schools to see a “freight farm” and other gardening initiatives supported by FRESH grants
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗East Boston History Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Feb 3, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Recruits More Organizations to Serve as Summer Eats Meal Sponsors
Jan 30, 2026
Summer Eats provides kids free, healthy meals throughout the summer
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2026 State of Education Address
Jan 29, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.2 Million to Expand Early College Programs Across Massachusetts
Jan 27, 2026
Grants will expand access and add up to 44 new Early College partnerships, doubling the number of participating students to 20,000 by 2028
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid
Jan 21, 2026
Dashboard continues Governor Maura Healey’s efforts to make higher education more affordable
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition
Jan 20, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade
Jan 15, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Massachusetts Wins $10 Million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring
Jan 13, 2026
Funding complements Governor Healey’s Literacy Launch initiative to strengthen evidence-based literacy instruction
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.2 Million to Support Students’ Behavioral and Mental Health
Jan 7, 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million in K-12 Language Learning Program Grants
Jan 6, 2026
Funds support English learner programs and increase the number of qualified bilingual education and ESL teachers
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants for Career and Technical Education in Correctional Facilities
Jan 5, 2026
Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century grants, also known as Perkins V, will provide $234,000 to train incarcerated individuals
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million to Expand Children’s Access to and Knowledge of Locally Grown Food
Dec 10, 2025
MA FRESH grant helps 10 child care programs and 24 school districts source local products and promote learning about nutrition, science, and agriculture
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
Dec 2, 2025
Lowell teacher Tara Goodhue receives state’s top educator award
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests $4.1 Million for No-cost Workforce Training and Education
Nov 24, 2025
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗More than 1 in 4 Massachusetts High School Students Participated in a College and Career Pathway During School Year 24-25
Nov 20, 2025
Data shows 80,377 students participated in Career Technical Education, Innovation Career Pathways, Early College or other career-connected learning programs last year
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
Nov 19, 2025
Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes New Pathways to Educator Licensure
Nov 18, 2025
Updates to regulations continue Massachusetts’ efforts to diversify the teacher workforce
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast
Nov 10, 2025
Education Secretary Tutwiler visits Springfield Public Schools to see ‘Breakfast in the Classroom’
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for Schools to Apply for Funding to Promote Safe and More Supportive Learning Environments
Oct 23, 2025
$3 million in grant funding available to update time-out practices in schools
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $5.4 Million for Innovation Career Pathways Programs
Oct 21, 2025
Planning grants expand Innovation Career Pathways to ten new high schools in Massachusetts
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗STEM Starts Now: Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Massachusetts 2025 STEM Week, Oct. 20-24
Oct 16, 2025
STEM celebrations and announcements happening across the state all week; Full schedule of events and press availability below
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts’ Progress on Expanding College Affordability and Equity
Oct 6, 2025
Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts’ Progress on Expanding College Affordability and Equity
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts
Sep 26, 2025
New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $464,000 in STEM Education Grants
Sep 23, 2025
Grants support applied STEM learning experiences during MA STEM Week, October 20-24, 2025
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Sep 22, 2025
Kristen Smidy, former superintendent of Gateway Regional School District, brings Western MA experience to the Board
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Two New Early College Partnerships in Springfield
Sep 18, 2025
New programs will allow 880 students to enroll in Early College in Spring 2026
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants
Sep 16, 2025
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary EducationOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $800,000 in Early Literacy Grants for College and K-12 School Partnerships
Sep 9, 2025
Funding advances early literacy teaching and learning through prep program partnerships
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $3 Million in Adult Education and Workforce Training Grants
Sep 4, 2025
Funds help over 600 residents gain the language skills they need to succeed in in-demand jobs, connect to career pathways, and fully participate in the state’s economy
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
Sep 2, 2025
$25 million high-dosage tutoring program follows summer of early literacy investments in evidence-based instructional materials and professional development for educators
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Career Technical Education to Support 900 More Students This School Year
Aug 19, 2025
Administration designates 18 new career tech programs at 16 high schools, including 2nd aviation maintenance program in the state
Press ReleaseDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education0.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.3 Million in Literacy Grants
Aug 6, 2025
Funding supports 25 districts to buy high quality instructional materials for grades 4-12 with coaching and professional learning support
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