On January 10, 2008, Governor Patrick announced that he will file historic legislation to reform the Department of Education by creating an Executive Office of Education, headed by a new cabinet secretary. The secretariat will consist of the Department of Early Education and Care, a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (what we now call the Department of Education), and a Department of Higher Education, each headed by a commissioner.

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