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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces New Collaboration to Support Clean Energy Workforce Training  

10/24/2024 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

$600,000 in grants will upgrade technology and instructional lab spaces to prepare adult learners in solar, wind, heat pump installation and maintenance roles

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates STEM Week in Western Massachusetts  

10/23/2024 Executive Office of Education

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler Visits Clarksburg Elementary School and McCann Technical High School in North Adams

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $17 Million for Career and Technical Education Equipment Improvements 

10/22/2024 Executive Office of Education

18 schools receiving funds to upgrade and install equipment, improve and renovate facilities for equipment use and increased capacity

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Reports Increased Enrollment in Community Colleges and Four-Year Public Colleges  

10/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Historic investments in free community college fueled double digit percentage enrollment increase this year, reversing over a decade of declines and Public four-year colleges see first enrollment increase since 2013

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.7 Million in Grants to Add 342 Career and Technical Education Seats Across Massachusetts 

10/21/2024 Executive Office of Education

Funding supports workforce development, career training and industry collaboration in areas like advanced manufacturing, early education, health assisting

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Massachusetts Pledges Equity, Access and Opportunity for Colleges and Universities Impacted by Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision  

10/16/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration releases recommendations centered on recruitment, admissions, enrollment policies and support for historically underserved and underrepresented students

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $402 Million in Annual State Contracts with 110 Child Care Providers 

10/07/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

Contracts prioritizes thousands of spots for infants and toddlers, families with the most needs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Delivers $20 Million to Schools for Universal Access to Pre-K  

10/03/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

30 school districts in partnership with community-based preschool programs receive funding

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Request for Vendors to Build New Child Care Family Portal and Case Management System 

9/27/2024 Executive Office of Education

Child care financial assistance IT improvements part of Governor Healey’s FutureTech Act

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Four New Partnerships to Build Early Education Workforce 

9/23/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

State boosting economic mobility pathways for early childhood educators, with focus on family child care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts Schools with Biggest Drop in Chronic Absenteeism  

9/23/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

10 schools named “Attendance All-Stars" honored with golden basketballs signed by 2024 World Champion Boston Celtics; Events highlight state’s “Your Presence is Powerful” campaign

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off First Year of Literacy Launch 

9/19/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Multi-year program expands access to evidence-based literacy instruction through professional development and high-quality materials