Preparing for the Future: Employer Perspectives on Work Readiness Skills
October 1, 2006
Human Capital in Boston Public Schools: Rethinking How to Attract, Develop and Retain Effective Teachers
February 23, 2010
Released in 2008, this report includes a plan of action for the business community created by a commission of employers convened by MBAE. The commission found that meeting the challenge of preparing all students for college and career will require changes in the way high schools are structured because, “like it or not, students are acting like consumers,” disengaging from schools when they fail to see connections between what is being taught in the classroom and their own personal goals and postsecondary plans.
Full report here