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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 Opens Application for $15 Million in Capital Grants to Expand Career Technical Education

3/31/2026 Executive Office of Education

Grants support expansion, modernization, and increased enrollment capacity by 400-600 seats for career tech at comprehensive high schools

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.7 Million in Teacher Apprenticeship Grants

3/26/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funds support seven school districts, removing financial barriers to teaching and strengthening the K-12 educator workforce

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Literacy Launch Grant for Instructional Materials Partnership for Reading Success

3/25/2026 Executive Office of Education

Massachusetts (PRISM) II funding will help school districts implement high-quality early literacy instruction 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of School Breakfast in Supporting Student Food Security & Local Food Systems

3/13/2026 Executive Office of Education

Administration tours New Bedford Public Schools’ state-of-the art Culinary and Nutrition Center

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Quincy Education Leaders Spotlight Preschool Expansion Through Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative

3/11/2026 Department of Early Education and Care

CPPI Panel Highlights Local-State Collaboration at March Early Ed Board Meeting

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Civic Learning Week, Highlights MA250 “Bold Stories, Bright Legacies” Student Initiative

3/11/2026 Executive Office of Education

K-12 students invited to submit creative projects highlighting Massachusetts revolutionaries; top submissions to be displayed at the State House

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Applications for First-Ever Loan Repayments Dedicated to Early Childhood Educators

3/10/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

$15 million program aims to strengthen and retain Massachusetts’ early education workforce

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Year Two Progress Report on Early Education and Child Care Task Force

3/05/2026 Executive Office of Education

Governor Healey’s Task Force takes a “whole-of-government” approach ensuring affordable, high-quality child care across Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Students Again Rank #1 in Nation on AP Tests, Earn Highest Scores on Record 

3/03/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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