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January 23, 2012

The Critical Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development

The connection between education and economic development is one that employers have emphasized for many years.  In fact, it is the reason MBAE exists – to provide every child the excellent education they need to prepare for the demanding jobs of an […]
February 9, 2012

Massachusetts Receives “No Child Left Behind” Waiver

Massachusetts is one of ten states that received the news today that its application has been approved for a waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA – also known as No Child Left Behind) requirement that all students […]
February 14, 2012

Value of Evaluation: A Teacher’s Perspective

Posted by SamWolfson on February 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment When Will started the school year in my ninth grade Math class at Chelsea High School he had significant gaps in his math skills. He is one of the […]
March 1, 2012

Why Mentoring Youth is Good for Business and Education

By Rich Greif, Director of Marketing & Partnerships and Zeeba Khalili, School Partnership Associate, Mass Mentoring Partnership Massachusetts’ future depends on today’s youth developing the 21st century academic, professional, and interpersonal skills critical to success in our evolving economy. Yet […]
March 9, 2012

New York State Website Tracks Educator Evaluation Progress

With the introduction this week of a new state-sponsored website that tracks each New York school districts progress on implementing teacher evaluation, Governor Andrew Cuomo once again puts the pressure on to get teacher evaluation implemented across the state. The […]
March 14, 2012

Raising the Drop Out Age — Will it Make a Difference?

MBAE’s goal of preparing all students for success in college and career is dependent on keeping them in school to earn a diploma and go on to the postsecondary endeavor of their choice.  So, it is heartening that the Legislature […]
March 31, 2012

First Ladies of the Renaissance WOW!

Posted by Linda Noonan on March 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment On Friday, March 30, I was lucky enough to be invited to the Second Annual Breakfast with the First Ladies of theBoston Renaissance Charter Public School.  What a […]
April 23, 2012

How A First Year Teacher Uses Data to Drive Instruction

Posted by Vannessa Brown on April 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment This post is part of series by Teach for America corps members teaching in Massachusetts schools. In my first year of teaching, I have found nothing quite as […]
April 24, 2012

An Opposing View on Raising the Dropout Age

The Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) has been a leading business advocate for dropout prevention and recovery for many years.  MBAE is proud to have been an ally of the PIC on this and other issues and we have deep […]
June 7, 2012

Legislature Should Act to Avoid Ballot Fight

Posted by Henry Dinger on June 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment It is good news that Stand for Children and the Massachusetts Teachers Association have come up with a legislative proposal that both organizations can support to address the […]
June 22, 2012

What’s the Fuss About Teacher Evaluation?

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation – S.2315 An Act Providing for the Implementation of Education Evaluation Systems in School Districts.  The bill is a compromise forged by Stand for Children and theMassachusetts Teachers Association to make teacher effectiveness, as […]
June 27, 2012

Reports Spotlight Need to Better Prepare Students for Careers

Posted by Tricia Lederer on June 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment Reports Spotlight Need to Better Prepare Students for Careers Education is an economic issue. Simply put, today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce. Two reports released yesterday offer compelling proof […]
July 2, 2012

Key Drivers of Successful School Turnarounds

Posted by Scott Given on July 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment (The Boston Globe recently featured a story about the struggles of turning around a failing school.  We are pleased to give Scott Given, the CEO of nonprofit school […]
September 2, 2012

Teacher Sets High Expectations For Students

This post is part of a series by Teach for America corps members teaching in Massachusetts schools. Throughout elementary and middle school, my dad often dropped me off in the carpool line.  And each morning, before he let me say […]
September 11, 2012

Readiness for Workforce a Shared Responsibility

Posted by Joe Esposito on September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment In his opinion column in The New York Times, Tom Friedman wrote again about how the game has changed and how Americans have to be prepared for new jobs […]
September 19, 2012

News on MCAS Scores

Although many of us tuned in this week to learn the results of the 2012 MCAS exams and were pleased to find continued growth in the number of 10th grade students reaching proficiency in ELA (88%) and math (78%), there […]
October 6, 2012

Lessons from Finland

Finland is known as an international success story as a result of reforms instituted decades ago that led to top scores on the PISA exams. A good summary of their “whatever it takes” attitude is in this Smithsonian Magazine article. […]
October 8, 2012

Perspective Matters

MBAE welcomes this guest blog post from Julia de la Torre, Executive Director of Primary Source, one of the organizations that has organized the Massachusetts Education Delegation’s tour to Finland.   Every  time I step foot outside of my home […]