Early College - Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education

February 8, 2024

A powerful example of student pathways

In 2023, MBAE launched the Student Pathways to Success coalition to promote expansion and development of high school pathways that are onramps to college and careers. This spotlight story about Lana Viola, a student from Whittier Vocational Technical High School […]

December 18, 2023

MBAE & MACP Host Conversation on Addressing Learning Loss

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 […]

December 10, 2023

Accelerating Student Learning: The Need for Urgency and Innovation

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 factors. In certain communities, the percentage of students experiencing significant learning loss is quite large. […]

October 26, 2023

MBAE Hosts Top Leaders of Color to Discuss Solutions to Inequities in Education

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 […]

August 15, 2023

2024 State Budget Features Big Investments in Education, Student Pathways

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 […]

November 29, 2022

Read the Student Pathways to Success Policy Agenda

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 […]

July 14, 2021

Legislature steps up for students, increases funding for Early College expansion

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 […]