October 11, 2017
In this issue: Preparing Students for Success | Business Groups Oppose Testing Moratorium, Rollback of Education Reforms | MBAE Elects Four New Board Members | […]
September 12, 2017
MBAE and its 22 Business Affiliates, along with Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable issued a statement today […]
November 17, 2016
A new survey of employers on public education and workforce readiness found 75% of respondents are having trouble finding qualified candidates to fill open positions, […]
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 […]
October 27, 2016
This article from the Providence Journal, comparing the differences between Massachusetts’s and Rhode Island’s education reforms, makes reference to the early work of the Massachusetts […]
October 24, 2016
MBAE, through Future Ready Massachusetts, is committed to digital equity in our schools to make sure every student acquires the knowledge and skills to access […]
October 20, 2016
In this guest article featured in the most recent issue of Commonwealth Magazine, Ed Moscovitch, chairman and co-founder of the Bay State Reading Institute, presents […]
May 20, 2016
In this issue: MBAE Members in Action | News Worth Highlighting “In the first five years of the 2010 Challenge, we’ve learned that creating jobs […]
November 12, 2015
The Mass Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will make a major decision regarding standardized testing for the Commonwealth next Tuesday, November 17th. Massachusetts led […]
August 20, 2015
As we celebrate Independence Day, many school districts are bringing on new leaders who have plans and ambitions for improving the education opportunities for students in […]
March 24, 2014
In the Constitution adopted in 1780 and in force today, the people of Massachusetts recognized that the “opportunities and advantages of education” were “necessary for […]
November 7, 2013
Massachusetts has made dramatic gains in student achievement over the past twenty years through the systematic implementation of cutting edge reforms. Today, our students lead […]
August 12, 2013
Participation in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs has increased significantly over the past decade, but participation data indicates that not all qualified […]
May 7, 2013
At a hearing today at the State House, MBAE Executive Director Linda Noonan testified that the Legislature should raise the cap on charter schools and […]
March 25, 2013
It has become a truism to say that schools are the only sector that citizens of 2013 could visit that would look like they did […]
December 3, 2012
Education and access to employment opportunities during teen and young adult years help young adults obtain the job readiness skills that they will need for […]
October 2, 2012
This post is part of a series by Teach for America corps members teaching in Massachusetts schools. Throughout elementary and middle school, my dad often […]
July 2, 2012
(The Boston Globe recently featured a story about the struggles of turning around a failing school. We are pleased to give Scott Given, the CEO […]
April 23, 2012
This post is part of series by Teach for America corps members teaching in Massachusetts schools. In my first year of teaching, I have found […]
March 6, 2012
Imagine what would happen if The Boston Globe reported tomorrow that doctors who went to medical school were no better than those who didn’t? Or […]