January 22, 2025
On January 22, 2025, MBAE released “The State of Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts”, a survey of parents of school-aged children that provides insight into the […]
January 18, 2025
MBAE is pleased to have been named to the Governor’s Statewide Graduation Requirement Council charged with creating a new uniform high school graduation standard. This […]
December 23, 2024
MBAE is pleased to welcome our newest member, Chiquita Rice. Chiquita is deeply passionate about MBAE’s mission to expand educational opportunities for underserved communities, especially […]
December 12, 2024
In a new paper, MBAE highlights the findings of an analysis that shows a high-dosage early literacy tutoring program for MA first graders led to […]
November 5, 2024
MBAE is disappointed in the outcome of ballot question 2, but we believe what voters are calling for is change in the current system not […]
October 31, 2024
MBAE is pleased to announce the election of Pam Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College, to our Board of Directors. Dr Eddinger’s leadership in […]
July 9, 2024
MBAE is pleased to announce that the North Shore Chamber of Commerce and MassMEP (Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership) have joined forty-one other chambers of commerce, […]
July 1, 2024
On June 25, 2024, MBAE presented its first annual education impact awards at a luncheon celebrating the business community’s support for excellence in public education. […]
May 1, 2024
The state’s special legislative committee analyzing ballot questions decided today not to recommend approval of the ballot question that would eliminate a statewide graduation standard. […]
February 8, 2024
In 2023, MBAE launched the Student Pathways to Success coalition to promote expansion and development of high school pathways that are onramps to college and […]
January 15, 2024
MBAE is pleased to announce the election of Patricia Filippone, Vice President of Business Development at Suffolk Construction, to our Board of Directors. Trisha has […]
December 18, 2023
From declines in reading and math proficiency to an alarming surge in chronic absenteeism, the ongoing repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on student learning pose […]
November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023 (BOSTON) – Reporting that hiring and finding workers with the right skills continues to be a top challenge, an overwhelming majority (95%) […]
October 26, 2023
As part of our ongoing efforts to shed light on long-standing educational disparities throughout the Commonwealth, MBAE, along with our partners at Latinos for Education […]
September 6, 2023
The following is a joint statement in response to the Attorney General’s decision to certify the ballot question that will eliminate MCAS as a high […]
August 30, 2023
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education is pleased to announce that Pam O’Donnell has joined our team as our new Director of Membership. Pam will […]
August 15, 2023
The Commonwealth’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, signed by Governor Healey on August 9, 2023, includes investments in key education policy initiatives over the next year. […]
June 22, 2023
With momentum growing toward expanding career-connected learning options for all Massachusetts students, the Student Pathways to Success coalition last week welcomed legislators, community leaders, and […]
June 21, 2023
A new report by MassINC and MBAE charts a path to address the growing healthcare workforce crisis building on the popular Early College health career […]
April 13, 2023
The Healey Administration announced today the awarding of new Innovation Pathways program designations to 27 high schools across the state. In a statement, MBAE Executive […]