Press Releases / MBAE In The News
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 a significant threat to the future of our students, particularly those who were already behind […]
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%) of Massachusetts business leaders support Gov. Maura Healey’s efforts to improve our education system to […]
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 and Education Trust in Massachusetts, recently hosted an event “Equity in Education: Building Education Pathways […]
October 23, 2023
New Report Gives Insights from Business, Education Leaders & Highlights Key Solutions October 24, 2023 (BOSTON) – Solutions to address Massachusetts’ glaring and persistent educational inequities must go beyond the classroom and connect students of color with pathways to successful […]
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 school graduation requirement from the following: Edward M. Lambert Jr., Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Alliance […]
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 use her extensive experience and expertise to grow and develop MBAE’s business membership network and […]
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. The legislature and Governor Healey continue to demonstrate their commitment to growing impactful education programs […]
July 11, 2023
The Massachusetts Business Alliance continues to support the requirement that students meet an MCAS standard in order to graduate from high school. The MCAS holds us all accountable for recognizing that all students can achieve if provided the right supports. […]
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 pathways programs. Tapping the Power of Health Pathways in Early College High Schools lays out […]
May 18, 2023
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education is looking for qualified applicants to fill the position of Director of Membership: MBAE seeks an experienced and energetic leader to assist the organization in its implementation of a business model consisting of a […]
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 Director Ed Lambert said, “Innovation Pathways programs offer vital exposure for our students to careers […]
March 27, 2023
Despite booming demand for workers in the good-paying computer science sector, just 5.8% of Massachusetts high school students are taking a computer science course, according to a new report commissioned by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE). The study […]
November 29, 2022
The Student Pathways to Success Coalition is dedicated to empowering students, particularly those from historically under-resourced communities, to thrive and prosper in the Massachusetts economy thereby closing wage and wealth gaps and promoting a more equitable Commonwealth. We are committed […]
October 27, 2022
Today, MBAE and a cross sector group of organizations committed to educational equity, and that represent students, parents, educators, and employers, launched the Student Pathways to Success coalition. Together, we are committed to universal access to a meaningful and relevant […]
October 21, 2022
Yesterday, the Baker administration announced the creation of STEM-Tech Career Academies – a new education model that will put high school students on pathways to STEM careers. Based heavily on the P-TECH high school model that has been successful in […]
May 5, 2022
In Massachusetts, students must earn a passing score on the grade 10 MCAS in English Language Arts and math, and on one of the high school science tests, in order to meet the state’s high school graduation requirement. This policy […]
January 12, 2022
MBAE is pleased to announce that James Mikolowsky has joined us as our new Director of Policy. James comes to us with diverse experience in federal and state education policy and government. Most recently, James served as Director of Higher […]
December 20, 2021
The ranks of MBAE’s corporate members continue to grow and we are pleased to welcome Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as our newest Premium member. For over a decade, innovative teams of passionate scientists from multiple disciplines at Bristol Myers Squibb […]
December 8, 2021
It’s computer science education week across the nation and the globe – an annual effort to raise awareness about the need to ensure all students have access to computer science instruction and to inspire students to take it. Yet, a new […]
October 14, 2021
Today, MBAE is releasing a discussion paper, The P-TECH Model of Early College High School: A Timely Opportunity for Massachusetts? The paper dives into the details of the roles of key stakeholders in launching and sustaining a P-TECH initiative, the results […]
September 30, 2021
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education is calling on state and local leaders to aggressively pursue bold improvements in our schools using unprecedented federal dollars and increased state funding in order to: Accelerate the closing of racial and socioeconomic achievement […]
September 20, 2021
Leading business groups from across Massachusetts joined MBAE today in opposing proposed legislation that would alter the use of MCAS, a valuable tool for identifying gaps and measuring outcomes, particularly given its heightened value in helping us understand the effects […]
September 2, 2021
We are starting yet another school year with COVID threatening to disrupt student learning and requiring that we adapt to meet student needs to ensure they don’t fall further behind. School districts’ contracts with teachers help shape our K-12 system’s […]
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 as we emerge from the pandemic, the need for robust pathways to economic opportunity is […]
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 Early College. The Legislature’s budget includes $5 million for the Early College Programs line item […]
April 13, 2021
MBAE is pleased to announce that Karen Clawson Cosmas has joined our team as our first ever Director of Membership. Karen comes to MBAE with a diverse professional background and experience including in politics, non-profit communications and fundraising, and consulting. […]
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 learning and it should be pursued vigorously when and where safe. This strong state action […]
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 move forward with MCAS and to streamline administration of it in response to pandemic-related challenges. […]
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 loss now, and bring about long-term, sustainable improvements that lead to better opportunities and outcomes […]
November 9, 2020
MBAE released today a database comparing teaching and learning plans during the COVID-19 pandemic from the 40 largest districts in the state. We teamed up with the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development to document school districts’ goals […]
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 to wealthier school districts than the state formula determines they need at the expense of […]
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 virtual event sponsored by Citizens Bank. The award recognizes a nonprofit organization whose work resulted […]
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 learning an important topic. Students cannot afford to have learning stand still. To inform an […]
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 commerce and industry associations collectively representing more than 31,000 employers across the state. MBAE Affiliates […]
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. MJ is the current Chair of the Boston Health Care Careers Consortium and a member […]
November 19, 2019
MBAE Statement on the Conference Committee’s Education Funding Legislation November 19, 2019 – The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education is pleased that the conference committee reconciling differences in the versions of the education funding and reform bill released a final […]
November 7, 2019
MBAE sent the following letter to state lawmakers this week as a conference committee debates a final school funding reform bill. Dear Legislator, The Student Opportunity Act, a bill intended to address funding inequities identified by the Foundation Budget Review […]
October 10, 2019
Nicholas Christ, President and CEO of BayCoast Bank, was elected to the board of directors of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE). BayCoast is a community bank serving SouthCoast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mr. Christ has over 40 years […]
October 2, 2019
On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate will debate the most important legislation dealing with our state’s education system in more than twenty-five years. An Act Relative to Educational Opportunity provides a rare chance to take aggressive action to close persistent gaps […]
September 20, 2019
On September 19, the Massachusetts legislature announced the Student Opportunity Act, a school funding reform bill that will increase spending on public education by $1.5 billion over seven years. The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education appreciates the hard work of […]
September 10, 2019
(BOSTON) September 10, 2019 – Organized by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, business groups from nearly every corner of the state visited the offices of Beacon Hill lawmakers today strongly urging them to pass a school funding reform bill […]
September 3, 2019
MBAE is pleased to announced that the Metro South Chamber of Commerce has joined the fast-growing MBAE Affiliate Network that now includes 35 chambers of commerce and industry associations collectively representing more than 31,000 employers across the state. MBAE affiliates […]
August 6, 2019
The substantial increase in school funding made in the 2020 budget, the largest increase in Chapter 70 and other state aid for education in over a decade, combined with two previous years of increases, amount to a significant “down payment” […]
June 20, 2019
Analysis also finds that funding within some districts is not distributed equitably MBAE releases tool that allows the public to compare and analyze never-before available school spending data June 19, 2019 – The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) today […]
June 12, 2019
Today, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education delivered a letter to every legislator with a list of five elements we want to see included in the final school funding reform bill. The letter was signed by our statewide business partners […]
May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 – Governor Baker attended a convening of more than 150 business and civic leaders this morning to show his support for their position that increased education funding be accompanied with additional reforms and better outcomes. In his […]
March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019 — Business, community, political and civic leaders from across the Commonwealth signed a letter delivered to Governor Baker, Senate President Spilka and House Speaker DeLeo today calling for a legislative solution on school funding that includes measures […]
February 14, 2019
More than forty legislators, led by State Representative Jeff Roy, have signed H.567 a bill that will expand opportunities for students to earn industry-recognized credentials (IRCs) in high school. IRCs are used by employers to certify that an applicant is […]
January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019 – The Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) today announced the appointment of Edward M. Lambert, Jr. to the position of Executive Director. Mr. Lambert most recently served as the vice chancellor […]
December 19, 2018
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce became the latest business group to join MBAE’s fast-growing business affiliate network that now includes 31 chambers of commerce and industry associations across the state. MBAE works with affiliates to put forth a unified business […]