Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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 GrantsÂ
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 1Â Â
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...
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Recommends Pedro Martinez for K-12 Education Commissioner Â
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted today to recommend that Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez be the...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Changes to RegulationsRelated to Time OutÂ
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has proposed changes to regulations about the use of time-out practices in schools.