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Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike Highlights Affordable Career-Connected Learning Opportunities in Western MA During 413 Day

4/14/2026 Executive Office of Education

Administration officials visited MCLA and Franklin Tech to showcase the impact of state financial aid, early college and career technical education expansion

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Healey Driscoll Administration Awards $247,000 To Help Adult Students Transition to College and Develop Workforce Skills

4/10/2026 Executive Office of Education

Funding supports 200 entry-level adult students earning college degrees

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Innovative Ideas for New Online Platforms to Support State Financial Aid System

4/08/2026 Executive Office of Education

Effort continues Governor Healey’s modernization of state IT services

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Innovative Ideas to Strengthen Student and Educator Mental Health

4/07/2026 Executive Office of Education

Administration launches RFI to advance statewide birth-through-higher education mental health framework

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Work-Based Learning Initiative for Massachusetts Public Higher Education Students

4/06/2026 Executive Office of Education

Initiative will grow co-ops for students at state’s public campuses

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of First-Ever Loan Repayment Program for Early Childhood Educators

4/02/2026 Executive Office of Education

New Education Secretary Zrike visits Ellis Early Learning in Boston to lift up early education and care workforce

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Public Feedback on Implementation of High School Graduation Requirements

2/12/2026 Executive Office of Education

Open survey allows students, parents, educators and community members to inform how statewide graduation requirements can be implemented and designed

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Massachusetts Opens the Door to Three-Year Degrees and Other Innovative Approaches to Higher Education

2/10/2026 Executive Office of Education

Board of Higher Education approves a new regulation that creates a pathway for innovative pilot proposals, including three-year degrees to lower costs

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Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2026 State of Education Address

1/29/2026 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.2 Million to Expand Early College Programs Across Massachusetts

1/27/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Grants will expand access and add up to 44 new Early College partnerships, doubling the number of participating students to 20,000 by 2028

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13 Million to Support State University Degree Completion

1/09/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13 Million to Support State University Degree Completion

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Statewide Pilot Program to Support Students Returning to College

12/02/2025 Executive Office of Education

Pilot includes direct outreach to students who began, but did not complete, degrees at six public colleges and universities

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More than 1 in 4 Massachusetts High School Students Participated in a College and Career Pathway During School Year 24-25

11/20/2025 Executive Office of Education

Data shows 80,377 students participated in Career Technical Education, Innovation Career Pathways, Early College or other career-connected learning programs last year

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education

11/19/2025 Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education