As the Legislature concluded its business for this session, it sent to the Governor two bills that MBAE supported - one to reduce the dropout rate and another to establish a new accountability system. Click below for more information - above for MBAE's Lowell Sun op-ed on accountability. To view the full text, please click here.
 

MBAE has elected Robert Richardson, East Coast Education Manager for Intel Corporation in Hudson, to replace IBM executive Maura Banta as Chairman of the MBAE Board of Directors. The organization also welcomed new members of the Board as co-founder Paul Reville assumes the position of Secretary of Education and Maura Banta takes on the Chairmanship of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. To view the full text, please click here.
 

Governor Deval Patrick has appointed Paul Reville as the Commonwealth's new Secretary of Education, overseeing the recently created Executive Office of Education. The goal is to provide a seamless delivery of high quality education from pre-school through higher education.

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Massachusetts business leaders want schools to prepare students to become productive employees who know how to access resources and think critically to solve problems, according to a report issued by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. To view the full text, please click here.