Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is the state’s governing body responsible for setting policy, standards, and regulations for public K–12 education in Massachusetts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
state board of education
alsoKnownAs BESE
Massachusetts BESE
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
appointedBy Governor of Massachusetts
country United States of America
governs public K–12 education in Massachusetts
hasAuthorityOver charter public schools in Massachusetts
local school districts in Massachusetts (in specified areas of law and regulation)
statewide accountability system for schools and districts in Massachusetts
statewide student assessment system in Massachusetts
hasMember Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting)
hasMemberCount 11
hasMemberType appointed members
student member
headquartersLocation Malden, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Massachusetts
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm public body
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Massachusetts
oversees Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts public elementary schools
Massachusetts public high schools
Massachusetts public middle schools
partOf Massachusetts state government
replaces Massachusetts Board of Education
responsibleFor adopting regulations for Massachusetts public elementary and secondary education
approving regulations related to charter public schools
approving regulations related to educator licensure
approving regulations related to school and district accountability
approving regulations related to vocational technical education
approving statewide academic standards
approving statewide curriculum frameworks
establishing learning standards for Massachusetts public schools
overseeing implementation of state education laws for K–12
overseeing statewide student assessment policy
setting education policy for Massachusetts public elementary and secondary schools
setting high school graduation requirements for Massachusetts public schools
scope elementary schools
public schools
secondary schools
state Massachusetts
subjectArea K–12 education policy
elementary education
secondary education
supervises Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts
website https://www.doe.mass.edu/bese/


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