Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants
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 Grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that they have awarded $2.86 million in grants to 24 community organizations, public schools...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Improve Health and Nutrition in K-12 School Meals
The Healey-Driscoll Administration released a series of recommendations from the School Meal Nutrition Standards Commission, charting a path forward to improve the nutritional content...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced July 14th that it is awarding almost $972,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants to...
8.3 Million More School Meals Being Served in Massachusetts
Participation in school meals continued to climb during the 2024-25 school year, the third year of state-supported universal free...
Elementary and Secondary Education Board Approves Changes to Time-Out Practices in Schools
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously approved updated regulations that the Healey-Driscoll Administration proposed to the use...
MA Legislature Invests $1.39 Billion into Public Transportation and Education
The MA Legislature has approved $1.39 billion in new investments in public transportation and public education across the Commonwealth....
Massachusetts Establishes Alternative Tests for Educator Licensure to Strengthen K-12 Workforce
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish alternative assessments to the MA Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL),...
Massachusetts Establishes New Career Technical Education Policies to Improve Access for Students
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to change both the processes by which middle school students become...
Pedro Martinez to Become DESE Commissioner on July 1
The Healey-Driscoll Administration have announced that Pedro Martinez, who is currently CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will become commissioner...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration, Lynn Teachers Semifinalists for 2025 Teacher of the Year
DESE recognized 31 award-winning educators from across the state, including two from Lynn English, at its annual Celebration Honoring...
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Announces AI Strategy for K-12 Schools
DESE has announced the launch of a multiyear strategy to integrate artificial intelligence into K-12 schools in ways that...