Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, setting academic standards, and administering education policy and funding in Massachusetts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
state education agency
abbreviation DESE
administers Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
statewide student assessment programs in Massachusetts
collaboratesWith Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
coordinatesWith Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
employs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
surface form: "Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts"
formerlyKnownAs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Education"
fundingSource Massachusetts state budget
federal education grants
governs public charter schools in Massachusetts
regional vocational-technical schools in Massachusetts
headquartersLocation Malden, Massachusetts
jurisdiction Massachusetts
surface form: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
locatedIn Middlesex County, Massachusetts
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operatesInLanguage English
oversees public K–12 education in Massachusetts
parentAgency Executive Office of Education of Massachusetts
Government of Massachusetts
policyArea English learner education
career and technical education
charter schools in Massachusetts
early college and dual enrollment programs
educator effectiveness
elementary education
school accountability and improvement
school finance
secondary education
special education
student assessment
student support services
reportsTo Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
responsibleFor administering education policy in Massachusetts
administering state education funding for K–12 schools
data collection and reporting on Massachusetts schools
implementing state education laws in Massachusetts
licensing of educators in Massachusetts
school and district accountability in Massachusetts
sector public education
sets curriculum frameworks for Massachusetts public schools
state academic standards for Massachusetts public schools
state Massachusetts
supervises local school districts in Massachusetts
website https://www.doe.mass.edu/

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DESE abbreviationFor Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE alsoKnownAs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts DESE"
DESE alsoKnownAs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Education (historical name)"
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care coordinatesWith Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education coordinatesWith Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education employs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts"
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education formerlyKnownAs Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Education"
DESE fullName Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Lincoln Elementary School governedBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Lynch Elementary School governedBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting) governingBody Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks governingBody Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Oak Hill Middle School hasEducationalAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE ledBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts"
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System operatedBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts educational collaboratives overseenBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Government of Massachusetts oversees Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education oversees Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks publisher Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Bowman Elementary School regulatedBy Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Chelsea Public Schools regulatoryAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Medford Public Schools regulatoryAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Vinson-Owen Elementary School regulatoryAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting) reportsTo Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Secretary of Education"
Cambridge Public Schools stateEducationAgency Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Malden Public Schools stateEducationAgency Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Milton High School stateEducationAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Everett Public Schools subjectToAuthority Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
BESE supervises Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education supervises Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts"
BESE worksWith Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education"
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting) worksWith Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Executive Office of Education of Massachusetts worksWith Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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