Events

Upcoming Events

Condition of Education 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 8:30 AM

UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston

Join us in January for our annual summit on the state of education in Massachusetts. We will release our annual Action Guide and review the latest data trends in schools.

Recent Event

STEM Internships and Work-Based Learning Webinar

December 11, 2024

Zoom

The demand for skilled professionals in STEM fields continues to grow, underscoring the importance of robust STEM education pathways for high school students.

Unpacking the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling

December 18, 2024

In June 2023, the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action practices in higher education, fundamentally altering the landscape of college admissions nationwide. Now, as colleges and universities share data on their first-year student enrollment, we can begin to unpack the real-world impact of this Supreme Court decision. This blog post examines what led to this moment, what the data from schools in Massachusetts and across the nation tells us, and what steps lie ahead for creating equitable pathways to higher education.