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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), sometimes referred to as the Massachusetts Department of Education, is the state education agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, identified by the U.S. Department of Education. [4] It is responsible for public education at the elementary and secondary levels.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is a Cabinet level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts. EOHHS is the largest secretariat in Massachusetts, and is responsible for the Medicaid program, child welfare, public health, disabilities, veterans’ affairs, and elder affairs.
The BESE is unique in that 1 of its 11 members is a Massachusetts public school student. Legislation filed in 1971 by Governor Francis W. Sargent created the position. By this same legislation, the Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council was established. The Chairperson of this Council sits as a full voting member on the BESE.
Renewal applications must show that a school's academic program is successful, that the school is a viable organization, and that it has been faithful to its charter. Since 1994, the state has received a total of 350 charter applications and has granted 76. Nine of the 76 Massachusetts charters ever granted were surrendered or revoked as of ...
Massachusetts is known for its progressive politics, and is a stronghold of American Liberalism and the Democratic Party. In a 2018 Gallup poll Massachusetts was the state with the highest percentage of its population identifying as liberal and the lowest percentage identifying as conservative, at 35% and 21% respectively. [19]
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the state's waiver application on July 26, 2006, allowing the state to begin enrolling 10,500 people from the waitlist for the MassHealth Essential program, which provides Medicaid coverage to long-term unemployed adults below the poverty line. [40]
John Barrett III - state legislator, mayor of North Adams for 26 years [20] Daniel E. Bosley - member emeritus of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1986 - 2011) Thomas Calter- member emeritus of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2007 - 2018) Mary Grant - former president of MCLA and the first alumna to serve as president. [21]
The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for the custody of about 8,292 prisoners (as of January 2020) [3] throughout 13 correctional facilities [4] and is the 5th largest state agency in the state of Massachusetts, [5] employing over 4,800 people (about 3,200 of whom are sworn correctional officers [6]). The Massachusetts ...