Maryland Business Roundtable For Education

All Maryland students graduate from high school college- and career-ready and well prepared to work, lead, innovate and drive a world-class economy in Maryland. Mobilize business and employers to play an active role in supporting education excellence, high standards, rigorous assessments and strong accountability in preK-12 education, and in demonstrating the connection between achievement in school and success in the workplace, in college and in life.

We work to achieve meaningful, measurable and systemic improvement in schools and student achievement. Our focus is on high standards, rigorous assessments, and strong accountability. We identify the most compelling educational issues that need to be addressed, and target our involvement where we can be most effective. Our objectives are ambitious, but we are convinced that their achievement will result in a brighter future for Maryland ? its business, its citizens, and its children. More than 3,000 volunteers work with MBRT on efforts to ensure that Maryland students are well prepared to succeed in the 21st century. We support and work to improve key elements of school reform through leadership changes in the legislature, the executive office, and State Board of Education. Over the years, our successes have been evident in improved standards, assessments, and graduation requirements. Additionally, we are leading the creation of Maryland?s STEM Innovation Network called STEMnet. It provides educators in Maryland universal access to STEM information, resources, and opportunities by establishing a virtual environment in which communities of practice emerge to promote new and innovative programs and share critical information.