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MassINC Statement on Passing of Chief Justice Gants
September 15, 2020
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Gateways Live: 3 Gateway City Mayors on Coronavirus Crisis Response
Mayors of Gateway Cities are on the frontlines, responding to the needs of individuals and navigating a path to economic and social recovery.
September 9, 2020
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Eighth Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Awards & Summit
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a Strong Recovery
August 31, 2020
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The MCAS is flawed – but necessary
There’s much to dislike about standardized tests, but doing away with them altogether would put us in the worst possible place coming out of the pandemic.
August 31, 2020
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Massachusetts Can’t Wait Any Longer for RBIs
Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that continue to prevent local and regional efforts to generate revenue to respond to transportation needs. If we pass up on the opportunity to empower communities to act without further delay, this will only become more problematic for Massachusetts.
August 31, 2020
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Regional Ballot Initiatives and the promise of local autonomy
A major transit bill with provisions for RBIs would give voters the ability to raise their own transportation funds and invest in their own communities.
August 26, 2020
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Gateway City parents are building homeschool pods too
This form of schooling is getting broader attention now, but “microschools” and “homeschool pods” are nothing new, Keri Rodrigues says. “I know that that’s the fancy way that rich white folks are now calling these things, but this has been what poor Black and brown folks have done forever.”
August 12, 2020
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Protecting Gateway City small businesses through the pandemic
A new poll paints a damning picture for businesses across the state, but there is cause for additional alarm when it comes to those in Gateway Cities. Can we save them? Dr. Tracy Corley, MassINC TTOD Fellow, says all is not lost.
July 31, 2020
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Small Business Needs for an Equitable Recovery
Small businesses in Massachusetts have suffered serious damage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with just one in three reporting they are fully open.
July 24, 2020