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Massachusetts Celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 

9/17/2024 Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration awards $362,377 in adult education grants to support English language and occupational skills training

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Governor Healey Appoints New Members to Board of Early Education and Care  

9/12/2024 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates National Leadership in Making Child Care More Affordable and Accessible  

9/05/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts only state to continue funding child care stabilization grants at same level federal government did

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.5 Million for Early Education and Child Care Program Capital Renovations 

8/26/2024 Executive Office of Education

20 programs receiving funds to install clean energy systems, add safety improvements, and improve accessibility for kids and adults

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Final Head Start Rule 

8/23/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

Changes Align with State’s Efforts to Modernize and Expand Child Care Access, Improve Mental Health Supports for Young People

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches ‘Your Presence Is Powerful’ Campaign to Raise Awareness of Importance of School Attendance  

8/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Students, educators, families encouraged to submit a creative piece of artwork, music, photography, videography, or writing by December 20

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Concludes Statewide Child Care Listening Sessions 

8/09/2024 Executive Office of Education

Hundreds of parents, providers and stakeholders offered feedback to inform state’s whole-of-government approach to affordable child care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of New Massachusetts Summer Child Nutrition Program  

7/17/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Program supports more than 600,000 children and their families in the state; Eligible families will start to receive payments next week

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13.4 Million to Expand Career Technical Training and Workforce Skills for More Than 1,600 Jobseekers  

7/16/2024 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Career Technical Initiative Addresses the Persistent Demand for Workers in the Trades, Construction, and Manufacturing in Partnership with over 180 Employers

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Department of Higher Education Data Shows MassReconnect Program Drove 45% Enrollment Increase in New Students Aged 25 and Older  

7/09/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

The program inspired thousands of new students and brought affordability across demographics

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Holding Regional Child Care Listening Sessions 

7/02/2024 Executive Office of Education

Input will help develop state’s whole-of-government approach to affordable child care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights First Year Successes of State-funded Universal Free School Meals  

7/01/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

21 million more meals served; thousands more students participating, many eating locally sourced food

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Family Child Care Capital Grant Program  

6/28/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

$2.5 million in funding now available for renovations