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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 

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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 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights Importance of Child Nutrition During Massachusetts School Breakfast Week

3/03/2026 Executive Office of Education

Under state-funded free school meals, school breakfast participation increased 20 percent, reaching an additional 48,000 students per day

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Graduate Student Loan Limits for Health Care and Social Workers, Educators

3/02/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Proposed changes would increase costs for 13,000 Massachusetts students, exacerbating health care, social work and education workforce shortages

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Additional Literacy Launch Institutes

2/26/2026 Executive Office of Education

Summer opportunities open now for registration to serve up to 1,000 educators

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Public Feedback on Implementation of High School Graduation Requirements

2/12/2026 Executive Office of Education

Open survey allows students, parents, educators and community members to inform how statewide graduation requirements can be implemented and designed

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Higher Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Providers

2/11/2026 Department of Early Education and Care

Higher payments aim to reflect true cost of providing care

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Massachusetts Opens the Door to Three-Year Degrees and Other Innovative Approaches to Higher Education

2/10/2026 Executive Office of Education

Board of Higher Education approves a new regulation that creates a pathway for innovative pilot proposals, including three-year degrees to lower costs

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Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education 

2/10/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Patrick Tutwiler is stepping down as Secretary to lead Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $1.2 Million in Grants that Expand Access to Healthy, Local Food in Schools and Child Care Centers

2/05/2026 Executive Office of Education

Officials visit Watertown schools to see a “freight farm” and other gardening initiatives supported by FRESH grants

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East Boston History Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award

2/03/2026 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Recruits More Organizations to Serve as Summer Eats Meal Sponsors

1/30/2026 Executive Office of Education

Summer Eats provides kids free, healthy meals throughout the summer

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Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2026 State of Education Address

1/29/2026 Executive Office of Education