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Governor Healey Sets Goal of Enrolling 100,000 Early College Students by 2036

1/22/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid

1/21/2026 Executive Office of Education

Dashboard continues Governor Maura Healey’s efforts to make higher education more affordable

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 84 More Elementary Schools 

1/21/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

With latest funding, total number of schools awarded surpasses 350 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition

1/20/2026 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade

1/15/2026 Executive Office of Education

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New Data Show Sustained Gains in Massachusetts Child Care Stability and Capacity

1/14/2026 Department of Early Education and Care

Under Governor Healey, the state added 7,500 more child care seats this year, adding 22,000 since before the pandemic

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Massachusetts Wins $10 Million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring

1/13/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funding complements Governor Healey’s Literacy Launch initiative to strengthen evidence-based literacy instruction

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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 Awards $3.6 Million to Support Higher Education Students with Disabilities

1/08/2026 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.2 Million to Support Students’ Behavioral and Mental Health

1/07/2026 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million in K-12 Language Learning Program Grants

1/06/2026 Executive Office of Education

Funds support English learner programs and increase the number of qualified bilingual education and ESL teachers

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Grants for Career and Technical Education in Correctional Facilities

1/05/2026 Executive Office of Education

Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century grants, also known as Perkins V, will provide $234,000 to train incarcerated individuals

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Five Years of the Career Technical Initiative, Highlighting Nearly $70 Million Invested in Massachusetts’s Skilled Trades Workforce

12/18/2025 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

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Number of Massachusetts Students Succeeding on AP Exams Continues to Grow

12/15/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Number of Black students scoring 3 or higher nearly tripled between 2021 and 2025; Number of Hispanic or Latino students scoring 3 or higher more than doubled

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.2 Million to Expand Children’s Access to and Knowledge of Locally Grown Food

12/10/2025 Executive Office of Education

MA FRESH grant helps 10 child care programs and 24 school districts source local products and promote learning about nutrition, science, and agriculture