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From birth to post-secondary education, the Executive Office of Education works to connect all Massachusetts residents with a high-quality education regardless of their circumstance, zip code, or socioeconomic status.

Back to School Memories with The Children’s Trust Executive Director Jennifer Valenzuela! 🧸 🛝 🟨FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math 🧮 ...
09/04/2026

Back to School Memories with The Children’s Trust Executive Director Jennifer Valenzuela! 🧸 🛝

🟨FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math 🧮
🟨BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Mac & cheese 🧀
🟨MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: Wishing you a year filled with learning, connection, new opportunities, and the support you need to thrive!

Back To School Memories with Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega! 🎓 🟪FAVORITE SUBJECT: Music 🎼 🎶 🎵 🟪BEST CAFETERIA ...
09/04/2026

Back To School Memories with Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega! 🎓

🟪FAVORITE SUBJECT: Music 🎼 🎶 🎵
🟪BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: I loved Tator Tot Day at school 🥔 🥔 🥔
🟪MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: Acts of kindness go a long way. Find a way to do something kind for others regularly.

09/03/2026

A brand new school year means a fresh start, new possibilities and plenty of excitement for what’s ahead! ☀️📚

This week, Secretary Zrike and DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez greeted K-8 students and helped kick off the new school year in Somerville. Good luck to all the students and educators returning to the classroom! 📖💙

09/03/2026

Secretary Zrike stopped by Boston 25 News Wednesday morning to celebrate the start of a new school year and highlight all the amazing work our educators do to make Massachusetts the national leader in public education. 🙌 🍎

Back to School Memories with EEC Commissioner Amy Kershaw! 🛝🧩🟨FAVORITE SUBJECT: Reading (and play!) 📚🧸 🟨BEST CAFETERIA F...
09/03/2026

Back to School Memories with EEC Commissioner Amy Kershaw! 🛝🧩

🟨FAVORITE SUBJECT: Reading (and play!) 📚🧸
🟨BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Grilled cheese 🧀
🟨MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: Work hard but also don’t forget to play—it’s how students of all ages learn and grow.

Secretary Zrike sat down with more than a dozen multicultural media outlets this week for a back-to-school roundtable di...
09/02/2026

Secretary Zrike sat down with more than a dozen multicultural media outlets this week for a back-to-school roundtable discussion at DESE’s offices in Everett. 🎥 🎤

Zrike was joined by the commissioners of early education and care, higher education and elementary and secondary education, as well as the executive director of the Children’s Trust to listen, answer questions and build stronger connections with the communities they serve. 🤝🎙️

Secretary Zrike’s family is also headed back to school! 🎉 Son Teddy is starting the 8th grade, daughter Hannah is headin...
09/02/2026

Secretary Zrike’s family is also headed back to school! 🎉

Son Teddy is starting the 8th grade, daughter Hannah is heading into 11th grade, and wife Ellen is entering her 23rd year as an educator 👏, kicking things off this week in her 5th-grade inclusion classroom in Andover Public Schools. 🎈📚

Best of luck to all the students, families and educators returning to classrooms across Massachusetts!

Back to School Memories with DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez! 📚✏️ 🟥FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math ➕➖✖️➗🟥BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Pi...
09/02/2026

Back to School Memories with DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez! 📚✏️

🟥FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math ➕➖✖️➗
🟥BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Pizza (first tasted it at school in 4th grade!)🍕
🟥MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: We’re excited to welcome you back and see you thrive and grow academically and as leaders. What motivates our work is your success.

Back to School Memories with Education Secretary Steve Zrike! 📚✏️ 🟩FAVORITE SUBJECT: History  📜🌎 🟩BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: S...
09/01/2026

Back to School Memories with Education Secretary Steve Zrike! 📚✏️

🟩FAVORITE SUBJECT: History 📜🌎
🟩BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Sloppy joes 🥪
🟩MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: You are capable of extraordinary things- never underestimate yourself or your ability to accomplish far more than you ever thought possible.

Back to School Memories with Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll! 📚✏️ 🟧FAVORITE SUBJECT: English 📖 🟧BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Pi...
08/31/2026

Back to School Memories with Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll! 📚✏️

🟧FAVORITE SUBJECT: English 📖
🟧BEST CAFETERIA FOOD: Pizza 🍕
🟧MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: Dream big. Work hard.

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02143, 02144, 02145

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