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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Public Hearings to Review Statewide K-12 School Finance Formula 

10/09/2025 Executive Office of Education

Five listening sessions will take place across Massachusetts in October and November

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $2.5 Million Employer Child Care Innovation Fund  

10/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New pilot program encourages employer investment in affordable, high-quality child care to support working families and strengthen Massachusetts’ economy and workforce 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts’ Progress on Expanding College Affordability and Equity  

10/06/2025 Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts’ Progress on Expanding College Affordability and Equity

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for Second Round of Family Child Care Capital Grants 

10/01/2025 Executive Office of Education

Child care programs can apply through October 31 to expand access, improve learning environments

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New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts  

9/26/2025 Executive Office of Education

New AI Curriculum Pilot to Reach 1,600 Massachusetts Students Across 30 School Districts

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Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Promote BRIGHT Act Job Creation at UMass Dartmouth and Worcester State  

9/25/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Governor Healey’s bill to modernize public higher education campuses would create 20,000 construction jobs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Vision of a Massachusetts High School Graduate  

9/24/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New statewide vision outlines six key skills and competencies to prepare high school students for college, career and civic life

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $464,000 in STEM Education Grants 

9/23/2025 Executive Office of Education

Grants support applied STEM learning experiences during MA STEM Week, October 20-24, 2025

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Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education  

9/22/2025 Executive Office of Education

Kristen Smidy, former superintendent of Gateway Regional School District, brings Western MA experience to the Board

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Two New Early College Partnerships in Springfield 

9/18/2025 Executive Office of Education

New programs will allow 880 students to enroll in Early College in Spring 2026

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants  

9/16/2025 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $800,000 in Early Literacy Grants for College and K-12 School Partnerships 

9/09/2025 Executive Office of Education

Funding advances early literacy teaching and learning through prep program partnerships

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New Department of Elementary and Secondary Data Shows Early College is Steering More Students Towards Higher Education  

9/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

66 percent of early college graduates are immediately enrolling in higher education, majority at the state’s public universities and community colleges

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $2.7 Million in First-Ever Capital Grants for Family Child Care Programs 

9/07/2025 Executive Office of Education

Second round of child care capital funding opening October 1