August 5, 2021
Twenty-two Massachusetts business groups joined MBAE in signing a letter to the legislature regarding bills dealing with expansion of vocational technical education and arguing that […]
July 14, 2021
The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate stepped up for students and voted to approve a final FY22 budget that doubles the state’s funding for […]
June 25, 2021
This month, the Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on MBAE bills filed by Representative Jeff Roy and Senator Eric Lesser that would expand opportunities […]
June 16, 2021
Objective and comparable data are needed to measure Massachusetts’ progress on education equity and excellence. That’s why students in grades 3-8 and 10 take MCAS […]
February 25, 2021
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education supports Commissioner Riley’s move to get students back in the classroom in April. There is no replacement for in-person […]
January 26, 2021
MBAE Testimony to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education January 26th, 2021 Good Morning. My name is Ed Lambert and I represent the […]
January 5, 2021
Today, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeff Riley announced the state will administer MCAS this year. MBAE strongly supports the Commissioner’s decision to […]
October 31, 2020
Out of the 11.6 million jobs created in the post-Great recession economy, 11.5 million went to workers with at least some college education, and 8.4 […]
September 14, 2020
A new Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce report on state education aid distribution shows Massachusetts sends more aid […]
June 23, 2020
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education was honored to accept the 2020 Nonprofit Excellence Award in Advocacy from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) at a […]
June 19, 2020
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education condemns systemic racism and supports demands for racial equality and justice. The spotlight put on racial injustice in recent […]
May 20, 2020
As the state moves into its 10th week of school closures, educators at the state’s vocational technical schools are getting creative with remote learning. Replicating […]
May 19, 2020
Today, MBAE sent a letter to legislators in support of amendments #68, #73, and #95 to House Bill 4708. H.4708 is a more than $1 […]
April 24, 2020
Database contains information from the 20 largest school districts in the state April 24, 2020 — Schools are closed for the foreseeable future, making remote […]
April 22, 2020
Yesterday, Governor Baker made the expected announcement that schools will be closed through the end of the school year. This was the right decision for […]
April 9, 2020
The coronavirus has caused an unexpected and unprecedented upheaval in our schools. Without exception, the health and safety of our students, teachers, and their families […]
April 6, 2020
MBAE is pleased to announce that the Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce has joined our fast-growing business affiliate network that now includes 35 chambers of […]
February 18, 2020
MBAE’s Ed Lambert is serving on the advisory committee that will assist Commissioner Riley in developing his recommendations to the Board of Elementary and Secondary […]
February 11, 2020
Commissioner Jeff Riley announced last week that Early College is one of three priority strategies he’d like to see districts adopt as part of the […]
January 7, 2020
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education elected MJ Ryan, Sr. Director for Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity for Partners HealthCare, to our Board of Directors. […]