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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
government agency
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state board of education → |
| alsoKnownAs |
BESE
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Massachusetts BESE → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| appointedBy |
Governor of Massachusetts
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| country |
United States of America
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| governs |
public K–12 education in Massachusetts
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| hasAuthorityOver |
charter public schools in Massachusetts
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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)
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| hasMemberCount |
11
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| hasMemberType |
appointed members
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student member → |
| headquartersLocation |
Malden, Massachusetts
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| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
public body
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Massachusetts
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| oversees |
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Massachusetts public elementary schools → Massachusetts public high schools → Massachusetts public middle schools → |
| partOf |
Massachusetts state government
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| replaces |
Massachusetts Board of Education
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| responsibleFor |
adopting regulations for Massachusetts public elementary and secondary education
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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
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public schools → secondary schools → |
| state |
Massachusetts
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| subjectArea |
K–12 education policy
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elementary education → secondary education → |
| supervises |
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts
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| website |
https://www.doe.mass.edu/bese/
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Referenced by (12)
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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting)
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education → |
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BESE
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acronymFor |
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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting)
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advises |
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Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
("Massachusetts BESE")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting)
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appointedBy |
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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collaboratesWith |
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BESE
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fullName |
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DESE
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governingBody |
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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (ex officio, non-voting)
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memberOf |
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Horace Mann
("Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education")
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positionHeld |
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Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
("Massachusetts Board of Education")
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