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| Gary DiCamillo |
President & CEO, GW Premier America, Inc. |
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MBR’s Education Task Force is committed to high standards for academic achievement and accountability for schools, teachers, parents and students. Its agenda is focused on three items: 1) ensuring the regions’ global competitiveness in innovation and technology, including efforts to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning; 2) supporting legislative efforts to improve teacher quality and accountability; and 3) advocating for investments in public higher education and early childhood education
Members of the Task Force offer their managerial perspective on state education policy by:
- Promoting math and science education as essential components to accelerate innovation and bolster the region’s global competitiveness;
- Engaging in legislative advocacy around issues of teacher and educator quality, early childhood education, and public higher education; and
- Pursuing “shared agenda” priorities in partnership with other business associations. supporting accountability in the K-12 system, including math and science teacher incentives, the MCAS test, and reforms to turnaround underperforming schools; advocating for legislation to increase state investment in public higher education; and implementing workforce retention and recruitment strategies.
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