MAGELLAN Launch

 MAGELLAN is the Massachusetts Geographic Learning Action Network. 

It was organized in the Massachusetts State House on March 16, 2026 with the goal of advancing geography in Massachusetts public education, both in the K-12 curriculum and in the preparation and licensure of the Commonwealth's educators.

Geography advocates in the Legislature have invited 
BSU EarthView to the State House on a number of 
occasions since 2008.

The primary purpose of this network is to coordinate advocacy for legislation pending in the Massachusetts Legislature that would create an expert panel to investigate the status of geographic education in the Commonwealth and to make recommendations on the basis of that study.

A bill to this effect is currently under consideration by the Joint Committee on Education. It is similar to bills that have been treated favorably by this committee in several previous sessions but that have failed to reach a final vote.

The effort to bring the expert voices of geographers to bear is being launched by Dr. Bob Amey and Dr. James Hayes-Bohanan at Bridgewater State University. Additional blog posts will provide more details on the legislation, the process, and the network.