{"id":42435,"date":"2026-01-14T14:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=42435"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:54:15","slug":"business-leaders-call-for-stronger-graduation-standards-for-our-students-the-commonwealths-future","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/press-release\/business-leaders-call-for-stronger-graduation-standards-for-our-students-the-commonwealths-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Leaders Call for Stronger Graduation Standards for Our Students &amp; the Commonwealth&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> .banner:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.5),rgba(0,0,0,0.5)) !important;\r\n    }<\/style><div id=\"ra_id_1768398136\" class=\"banner  standard lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Policy-Insight-Hero-2.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"container  banner-container text-Center\">\r\n            <div class=\"row center-items\">\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-7\"  >\r\n                                            <!-- <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/p> -->\r\n                    \r\n                    <h1 class=\"underline-text white  required\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n                        Business Leaders Call for <u>Stronger Graduation Standards<\/u>                    <\/h1>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xyz\" tabindex=\"0\"><p><\/p><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"banner_event\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-btn-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <a href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"#\">External Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"#\">More<\/a> -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n    setTimeout(function () {\r\n        console.log('here');\r\n\t\t$('#_youtube-iframe-wrapper').show();\r\n\t}, 2000);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">January 14, 2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media Contact: Casey Baines\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:cbaines@bostonchamber.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">cbaines@bostonchamber.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Massachusetts Business Leaders Call for Stronger Graduation Standards for Our Students &amp; the Commonwealth\u2019s Future\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boston, MA \u2013<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The Board Chairs of the most influential business associations in Massachusetts\u00a0issued a joint letter urging Governor Healey, Speaker Mariano, and Senate President Spilka to\u00a0adopt rigorous standards that ensure all high school students graduate prepared for success.\u00a0Citing declining student performance, persistent achievement gaps, and weakened graduation\u00a0requirements, the Board Chairs noted that recent trends threaten the Commonwealth\u2019s leadership\u00a0in public education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The business leaders expressed support for the recommendations outlined in the Interim Report\u00a0of the Statewide Graduation Council, emphasizing the need to make passing end-of-course\u00a0assessments a graduation requirement. These assessments, combined with strengthened\u00a0curriculum requirements, would guarantee that students master critical skills and knowledge\u00a0needed to thrive after graduation in their careers and life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As CEOs and senior executives of Massachusetts employers, the Board Chairs emphasized that\u00a0students will drive tomorrow\u2019s innovation, growth, and opportunity. Employers and admissions\u00a0counselors must have confidence in what a Massachusetts diploma represents. End-of-course\u00a0assessments provide an objective, statewide measure of achievement, ensuring equity and\u00a0credibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For centuries, Massachusetts set the standard for public education worldwide. From the landmark\u00a01990s initiatives to recent investments through the Student Opportunity Act, the business\u00a0community has long championed education reform. Leaders now urge swift implementation of\u00a0the Graduation Council\u2019s recommendations, warning that every year of delay puts students and\u00a0the Commonwealth\u2019s economic future at risk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BosGlobe_GradRequirement.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">full letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Governor Healey, Speaker Mariano, and Senate President Spilka,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For centuries, Massachusetts defined public education while the rest of the world followed.\u00a0However, a decline in student performance, stubborn achievement gaps, and a scaled back\u00a0graduation requirement put our leading position at risk. Failures by adults are driving these\u00a0changes, but it is the students who will endure the most severe impacts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As CEOs and senior executives of major Massachusetts employers and board chairs for some of\u00a0the largest business associations, we have a stake in the Commonwealth\u2019s students. Today\u2019s\u00a0students will drive tomorrow\u2019s innovation, growth, and\u00a0opportunity\u00a0and the skills they learn in\u00a0classrooms will provide the foundation for future achievement. As such, we support\u00a0setting\u00a0a\u00a0high bar for achievement for all students in the Commonwealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We support much of the initial recommendations in the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interim Report of the Statewide\u00a0Graduation Council<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Building on that, we urge the Commonwealth to make passing end-of-course assessments a graduation requirement for Massachusetts students. Combined with the\u00a0proposed curriculum requirements, end-of-course assessments will ensure students have the\u00a0foundational skills that prepare them to think critically, creatively, and innovatively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the curriculum requirements are key and will bring Massachusetts in line with 40-plus\u00a0other states, the end-of-course assessments add meaning to the coursework. Students and\u00a0employers will both benefit if passing the assessments is required for graduation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An end-of-course assessment creates an equal opportunity for all students to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0mastery of critical subject matters and skills, regardless of geography or socioeconomic status. \u00a0Importantly, assessments designed and administered by the state will result in an objective\u00a0measure that will not vary across towns, districts, or classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0objective\u00a0nature of the assessments also enhances credibility.\u00a0Potential employers or\u00a0admissions counselors will know exactly what a student had to achieve in order to earn a\u00a0Massachusetts diploma, rather than having to parse out how a student may have been evaluated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Importantly, assessments provide critical real-world training. Virtually every career is full of situations that demand calm, timely, and focused solutions: clients, patients, students, taxpayers, and others all have expectations, needs, and crises. We should embrace assessments because they help to prepare students for what life inevitably holds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The business community was integral to the 1990s reform that kickstarted enormous gains in\u00a0student achievement and supported increased investments via the Student Opportunity Act. Now,\u00a0we strongly urge the Commonwealth to adopt and implement the recommendations laid out in\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interim Report of the Statewide Graduation Council<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, including using end of course\u00a0assessments as a graduation requirement. Furthermore, it must be done quickly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every year that passes without these requirements in place is one where our students will lose\u00a0out. We must not fail our students because this time, the world will not follow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Signatories:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Greg Buscone, Chair, Associated Industries of Massachusetts<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Corey Thomas, Chair, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Bill Walczak, Chair, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Jon Bernstein, Chair, Massachusetts Business Roundtable<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Ron O\u2019Hanley, Chair, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Jean-Charles Wirth, Chair, Massachusetts High Technology Council<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Kristin Lewis, Chair, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u00a0Sam King, Mark Lorion, Co-Chairs, Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Doug Manz, Chair, NAIOP Massachusetts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business leaders across Massachusetts urge swift action to strengthen high school graduation standards, calling for rigorous end\u2011of\u2011course assessments to protect student success and the Commonwealth\u2019s economic future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25806,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[625,32],"class_list":["post-42435","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-press-release","tag-public-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Business Leaders Call for Stronger Graduation Standards for Our Students &amp; 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