DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez made his first visit to Worcester, and discussed the challenges facing the multilingual learning community.

Massachusetts' new K-12 education commissioner steps into the role Tuesday, taking the reins of an agency that is in charge of functions like educator licensure, state learning standards and adult education programs for English learners. Pedro Martinez ...

Special education advocates warn of how the Department of Education layoffs would hurt services for needy students.

(WJAR) — Children in the commonwealth of Massachusetts are headed back to the classroom soon. NBC 10 News spoke to Commissioner Pedro Martinez of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education about the start of a new school year. Martinez talked ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it would be launching an investigation into a Massachusetts school district after reports that students were given a survey with sexually explicit questions despite their parents opting out.

High school students in Massachusetts could need to pass tests tied to specific coursework in order to graduate, under new draft regulations being considered by state officials — a year after voters chose to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement.

The Trump administration announced last month that it would end a program that benefitted colleges with 25% Hispanic enrollment.

Although the lapse in appropriations does create a slowdown in resources, local officials are doing their best to keep students fed.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who had been laid off while proceedings over the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the ...