Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
100 School Districts Attend Showcase about MyCAP Planning Process
More than 300 people from 100 school districts attended a My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) showcase today to learn more...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Recognizes Award-Winning Educators at Statewide Celebration
DESE recognized 20 award-winning educators from across Massachusetts at its annual Celebration Honoring Excellence in Teaching this past Tuesday,...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $250,000 in Early Childhood Special Education Grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced $250,000 in grants awarded to 14 school districts for early childhood special education planning,...
Massachusetts State House Welcomes More Than 200 Students for 79th Annual Student Government Day
Governor Maura Healey, Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike and DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez joined more than 200 high school...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.6 Million to Support Implementation of Revised Time-Out RegulationsÂ
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Friday $3.6 million in competitive grant awards across the state, including $50K each to Lynn...
Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has published a FAFSA data dashboard to encourage students in MA to complete the form with help from their family, school...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million in K-12 Language Learning Program Grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced on January 6th that it is awarding over $2.3 million in grant funding to 32...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes New Pathways to Educator Licensure
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is proposing a new pathway to educator licensure designed to expand access to the profession and...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards over $1 Million in Hate Crime Prevention Grants to 38 School Districts
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is awarding $1,014,500 in state grants to 38 school districts, including Lynn, to prevent hate crimes...
2025 MCAS Results Underscore Importance of Focus on Early Literacy, Chronic Absenteeism
The Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education released 2025 MCAS results, which show that post-pandemic learning loss continues to...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch GrantsÂ
Lynn is 1 of 15 school districts to receive funding from Partnership for Reading Success - Massachusetts (PRISM) I...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $3 Million in Adult Education and Workforce Training GrantsÂ
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that they have awarded $2.86 million in grants to 24 community organizations, public schools...