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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Community Colleges $9.7 Million to Strengthen the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce  

4/17/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funding supports certified nursing assistant, medical assistant, and other health care training programs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Literacy Launch Grants Now Open for Schools to Apply  

4/15/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Schools can apply for funding to implement high-quality literacy instructional materials

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Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Hold K-12 Commissioner Finalists Interviews Thursday 

4/15/2025 Executive Office of Education

Three finalists selected from nationwide search; interviews are open to the public

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches K-12 Statewide Graduation Council Listening Sessions 

4/10/2025 Executive Office of Education

First listening session April 10 at Taunton High School; Public input will help develop a new statewide graduation requirement

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $1.2 Million in Grants to Support Playful Learning in Preschool through Third Grade  

4/03/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

7 school districts to participate in second cohort of DESE’s Playful Learning Institute pilot, accessing professional development and coaching

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Trump Administration Terminates $106 Million in K-12 Education Funding for Massachusetts  

4/01/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funding supported student mental health supports, tutoring, school security and building upgrades

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $850,000 for Locally Grown, Nutritious Food in Schools and Child Care Centers  

3/31/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

After Trump Administration cut funding, MA FRESH grants awarded to 26 school districts, 11 early education programs

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Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students  

3/28/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

USDA Cancels $3.4 Million for Food Banks, Federal Farm to School Grants

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council 

3/28/2025 Executive Office of Education

Council members announced and sworn in at first meeting; Regional listening sessions across Massachusetts begin in April

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education  

3/20/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts receives over $2 billion in federal education funding a year and cannot fully replace these funds if cut by Trump Administration

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Cybersecurity Education Pilots at 11 Massachusetts High Schools for AP Students  

3/20/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

College Board’s AP Career Kickstart Cybersecurity Pilot expands access to high-demand STEM careers, strengthens workforce development in cybersecurity

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Massachusetts Prepares for Summer Eats Child Nutrition Program  

3/17/2025 Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration calls for additional sponsors for meal sites

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches “Massachusetts Revolutionaries: Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Education Project in Celebration of Massachusetts 250  

3/13/2025 Executive Office of Education

Announcement made during Civic Learning Week; students encouraged to submit story of a Massachusetts ‘revolutionary’

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Make Child Care More Affordable and Accessible  

3/12/2025 Executive Office of Education

Child Care Task Force recommendations center on family affordability, sustainable high-quality local early ed businesses and workforce development