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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces ‘Literacy Launch Institutes’ for Educators  

5/07/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Registration now open for early literacy professional development

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 20 New High Schools  

5/06/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Administration also announces STEM Summit to take place May 7 at Gillette; Innovation Career Pathways will be offered at nearly 30 percent of Massachusetts public high schools next year

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week  

5/05/2025 Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off Celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week

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Massachusetts Ranked Best State for Working Moms  

5/01/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Latest national ranking gives Massachusetts top marks for its child care system and strong paid family medical leave program

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $25 Million Scholarship Program for Behavioral Health Graduate Students  

4/29/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Scholarship applications now open to strengthen behavioral health workforce

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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