Corean Reynold was recently appointed the Director of Nightlife Economy for the City of Boston, where she brings a wealth of experience and a passion for fostering an equitable and thriving nightlife ecosystem.
10/04/2023
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Roundhead Brewing Company
Don’t miss our upcoming Government Affairs Forum with Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. Register now!
10/11/2023
9:45am - 11:00am
Bank of America
Learn about new ways of utilizing the professional apprenticeship model to create diverse, sustainable, and scalable talent pipelines.
10/12/2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Edenred
Designed for mid-level managers and supervisors, this new certificate program addresses workplace well-being through unique, innovative, and actionable methods.
Join our Transformational DEI Certificate! Our comprehensive learning & development offerings are designed to connect and grow strong leaders who lead both inside and out of the office.
Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.
Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.
Our Economic Inclusion Committee provides strategic support around research, policies, and programs that are focused on building equal opportunity.
We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).
The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.
09/12/2023 -
09/16/2023
Greater Boston
City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.
BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.
For nearly 30 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.
The Massachusetts Apprentice Network convenes employers, training providers, and talent sources interested in developing and implementing apprenticeship programs in occupations across industries and statewide in fields such as tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and more.
We support small business through public policy initiatives, events designed to connect small businesses in Greater Boston to their peers and established business leaders, professional development offerings, and free small business advising.
Explore our mission and values to better understand how we are leading the business community forward.
Our member directory is your resource to discover, connect, and engage with Boston’s businesses from every industry and sector.
May 7, 2021
New Policy Brief: MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery
The Chamber, in partnership with the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE), published a new policy brief titled MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery.
Objective and comparable data are required to measure Massachusetts’ progress on meeting the state’s goals for education equity and excellence. In Massachusetts, students in grades 3-8 and 10 take MCAS assessments in English language arts and math. Students in fifth, eighth, and ninth grade also take the MCAS in science. Taking MCAS only accounts for 1% of class time each year, but provides critical information on what students need, what instruction methods are working, and how well we are meeting goals for equity and improvement. Without Massachusetts-specific data, attainable only by MCAS assessment results, parents are not guaranteed information on whether their child is on track, while schools and districts will not know what degree of learning acceleration is needed and where the influx of federal resources should be prioritized.
Further, the MCAS is essential because:
Learn more about the how MCAS promotes equity in education and why we need it in 2021 by reading the Chamber and MBAE’s Policy Brief: MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery.
Op-ed: We need MCAS data to drive equitable educational recovery
The Chamber’s CEO, Jim Rooney, and the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education’s Executive Director, Ed Lambert, recently co-authored an op-ed in the Boston Business Journal titled “We need MCAS data to drive equitable educational recovery.” Rooney and Lambert explain that inequities would remain hidden without data from MCAS and how this student assessment is critical for the future of our K-12 education.
Other Recent Chamber Activity on the MCAS
James Sutherland, PhD
Director of Policy & Research
[email protected]617-557-7312
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