December 10, 2023
The pandemic has had a deeply negative effect on learning across whole communities in Massachusetts for all students—regardless of racial/ethnic background, family income, or other […]
October 23, 2023
MBAE partnered with Latinos for Education and Education Trust in Massachusetts on this report that examines and highlights systemic educational inequities, primarily affecting Black and […]
March 22, 2023
In the 2020-2021 school year, just 5.8% of Massachusetts high school students were enrolled in a computer science course, urban schools were less likely to […]
June 30, 2022
As state leaders seek to strengthen the Commonwealth’s pipeline of workers, ensure greater equity of opportunity for all students, and close wage and wealth gaps, […]
October 14, 2021
P-TECH is a pioneering high school model that stands out as an effective strategy to better prepare students for workforce opportunities in STEM, and to […]
September 30, 2021
This MBAE paper calls for using the extraordinary federal relief funding to build a stronger, more equitable, more aligned education system than before the pandemic […]
September 2, 2021
Read our analysis of 2020/2021 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) negotiated between school districts and teachers’ unions during the pandemic. The report shows how MOUs shifted […]
April 8, 2021
Read our summary report findings of our review of districts’ teaching and learning plans for the 2020-21 school year when districts were operating remote or […]
November 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is necessitating a reinvention of teaching and learning that could serve as a defining moment in education that can minimize student learning […]
November 8, 2020
This database captures information about how Massachusetts school districts plan to meet students’ needs and move learning forward during disruptions from the pandemic in the […]
September 14, 2020
An analysis of state education aid distribution by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) shows Massachusetts […]
June 20, 2019
This MBAE analysis of school-level funding data shows schools that serve similar student populations and spend the same amount per student can achieve dramatically different […]
November 17, 2016
The MassINC Polling Group conducted three focus groups and an online survey of business executives in Massachusetts on the topic of public education and workforce […]
February 12, 2015
This February 2015 report compares MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) and PARCC (Partnership of Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) as indicators of readiness […]
March 24, 2014
November 16, 2011
In 2011, one year after Massachusetts was awarded a $250 million Race to the Top grant that required implementation of far-reaching and some controversial policies, MBAE commissioned […]
October 11, 2011
This 2011 study, sponsored by MBAE and Springfield Business Leaders for Education and conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), on teacher policies in the Springfield […]
December 9, 2010
This 2010 study on school funding and spending trends in Massachusetts found that the explosive growth in the cost of school employee health insurance has […]
July 19, 2010
This non-ideological, side-by-side comparison of the Common Core State Standards and Massachusetts then under development K-12 English and math standards found that Common Core not […]
February 23, 2010
This MBAE and National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report on Boston Public School policies that have an impact on teacher quality, concludes that while […]