Massachusetts Association of School Committees

Things You Need to Know

  • Public Policy Reports: March Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
    Public Policy Reports: March Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
    The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met for their regular March meeting on March 25 in Everett. The agenda can be found here; the livestream can be found here. This meeting was the final meeting of Acting Commissioner Russell Johnston, who is leaving the Department on March 28 to become the superintendent of Wallingford-Swarthmore school…
  • Immigrant Students’ Right to Attend School: A Guide for Families
    Immigrant Students’ Right to Attend School: A Guide for Families
    The Massachusetts Attorney General recently released a new Flyer on the Rights of Immigrant Students to Attend School for Parents & Families, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, and Mandarin. This Flyer accompanies the previously issued Guidance for K-12 Schools on Protecting Students and their Information and Flyer for K-12 Schools on Protecting Students…
  • MASC News Bulletin – March 2025
    MASC News Bulletin – March 2025
    Updates from the February Board of Education Meeting; MASC welcomes its new field director; the latest news from the state and federal level; and the announcement of MASC Day on the Hill 2025. MASC Bulletin - March 2025
  • Public Policy Updates: February 2025 Board of Ed
    Public Policy Updates: February 2025 Board of Ed
    The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 25 at 9 AM in Everett. The agenda for the meeting can be found here; video of this and earlier meetings can be found here.  The meeting, due to the large number of charter school expansions being considered, had a…
  • MASC Resolutions Set to Expire in 2025
    MASC Resolutions Set to Expire in 2025
    Resolutions Set to Expire in 2025 MASC’s public policy priorities are determined by a vote of membership at the annual Delegate Assembly. All priorities established at the Delegate Assembly have a three-year lifespan and must be re-authorized in order to remain an MASC policy priority. This year, we have six (6) resolutions that are set to expire…

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Day on the Hill

MASC's Annual Legislative Advocacy Day
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Jason Fraser Photo
Jason Fraser
Silver Lake Regional School District

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