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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

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Springfield School Creates Winning Attendance Video  

3/11/2025 Executive Office of Education

Emergence Academy has top submission for Power of Presence initiative

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Success of Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show  

3/11/2025 Executive Office of Education

Education Secretary Tutwiler, higher education officials visited 8 schools across Massachusetts; spoke with hundreds of students about historic financial aid opportunities

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million to 135 Schools to Support Career and College Planning for Massachusetts Students  

3/04/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

MyCAP connects students to career and college learning opportunities, including early college, innovation career pathways and higher education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million in Innovation Career Pathway Grants to 29 School Districts  

2/27/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Administration has invested over $10 million to-date to expand educational opportunities for students in fields like information technology, clean energy, health care assistance