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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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.2 Million to Expand Early College Programs Across Massachusetts

1/27/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Grants will expand access and add up to 44 new Early College partnerships, doubling the number of participating students to 20,000 by 2028

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Governor Healey Sets Goal of Enrolling 100,000 Early College Students by 2036

1/22/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Massachusetts Publishes FAFSA Completion Dashboard to Encourage Students to Apply for Financial Aid

1/21/2026 Executive Office of Education

Dashboard continues Governor Maura Healey’s efforts to make higher education more affordable

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 84 More Elementary Schools 

1/21/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

With latest funding, total number of schools awarded surpasses 350 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition

1/20/2026 Executive Office of Education

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New Data Show Sustained Gains in Massachusetts Child Care Stability and Capacity

1/14/2026 Department of Early Education and Care

Under Governor Healey, the state added 7,500 more child care seats this year, adding 22,000 since before the pandemic

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Massachusetts Wins $10 Million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring

1/13/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funding complements Governor Healey’s Literacy Launch initiative to strengthen evidence-based literacy instruction

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13 Million to Support State University Degree Completion

1/09/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13 Million to Support State University Degree Completion