Lakeville and Middleboro schools to receive career-education grant funds

Schools across Massachusetts will receive more than $8.5 million in grants to prepare students for their future careers, including thousands for Middleborough Public Schools and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District.

Middleboro will receive $24,000 to join a pilot program to expand work-based learning opportunities and implement a college- and career-planning tool. Lakeville will receive $14,000 to implement a personalized post-graduation plan for students. 

These funds will help districts and workforce partners create and expand programs that help students plan for their future. Funding is administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

It also funds use of the Massachusetts Career Connected Learning Frameworks, a college and career readiness program, and Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Pathway, a work-based learning resource. 

Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler announced the disbursement of these funds Oct. 23 as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Reimagining High School initiative. 

The initiative aims to expand access to career-readiness programs through grants.  

“Every student deserves the opportunity to explore their interests and connect what they learn in the classroom to their future careers,” Governor Maura Healey said. “These grants will help schools and communities give students meaningful experiences that open doors and build confidence in their next steps after high school.”