Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q2 2024

by July 2, 2024

This spring, and during the busiest months of the 2023-2024 legislative session, the Roundtable engaged with external partners, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, and the legislature on a variety of issues impacting our members and the state. Through testimony on the budget, economic development, data privacy, and more, to engaging with the State Workforce Board and MassSkills Coalition, the Roundtable helped to…

Competitiveness, Education & Workforce Development, Housing, MBCEE, State Policies, Talent

Historic Investments for Child Care in Massachusetts

by June 28, 2022

Guest contributor Tom Weber is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education The end of the 2021-22 Legislative session promises to be one of the most consequential in the history of Massachusetts’ early care and education (ECE) system. First, there is unprecedented proposals pending approval including historic investments proposed by both the House and Senate…

Competitiveness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Education & Workforce Development, MBCEE, State Policies

Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q1 2022

by March 31, 2022

The Roundtable kicked off the new year by convening Task Forces focused on key policy areas while also collaborating with external partners to advance strategies to support key priorities. The Roundtable convened its Task Forces including: Competitiveness; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Education and Workforce Development; Energy and Environment; Healthcare and Life Sciences; and Transportation, Housing, and Infrastructure. There were many…

Competitiveness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Education & Workforce Development, Energy, Health Care & Life Sciences, Housing, MBCEE, ...

Roundtable Testimony to the Joint Committee on Education

by November 23, 2021

Public Hearing on Early Childhood Education Submitted by JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable Chairman Lewis, Chairwoman Peisch, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on legislation before you today focused on early childhood education and childcare. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable – a public policy organization comprised of CEOs and Senior…

Competitiveness, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education & Workforce Development, MBCEE, State Policies

Roundtable & MBCECE Testimony to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight: Early Childhood Education

by October 1, 2021

As submitted by: JD Chesloff, President & CEO, Massachusetts Business Roundtable; Tom Weber, Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight on October 1, 2021 Chairman Rodrigues, Chairman Michlewitz, Chairman Hunt, and Members of the Committees, thank you for the opportunity…

Competitiveness, Education & Workforce Development, MBCEE, State Policies