New study targets state strategies to boost failing schools.

Policy Center
Apr 27, 2005 Policy Center

BOSTON — April 27, 2005 — The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC today issued Reaching Capacity: A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts, a research report that highlights specific needs and recommendations for enhanced state support in low performing schools and districts. The report was

Nonprofit job growth outstrips rest of Massachusetts economy

Policy Center
Mar 7, 2005 Policy Center

BOSTON — March 7, 2005 — The nonprofit sector in Massachusetts is among the largest in the country and has experienced significantly more employment and job growth than other sectors of the state’s economy, according to a research report released today by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). Co- sponsored by the Mellon

New study clarifies demographic issues in Massachusetts charter schools

Policy Center
Dec 10, 2004 Policy Center

BOSTON — December 10, 2004 — The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC today issued a report detailing the results of its recent study exploring the demographic profiles of charter schools in Massachusetts as compared to the districts from which they draw students. This analysis of student population data informs current highly

MassINC education center changes name in honor of education reform pioneer

Policy Center
Dec 2, 2004 Policy Center

BOSTON — February 12, 2004 — The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC is announced The Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC has changed its name to the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC, effective immediately, Paul Reville, executive director of the Center announced today. The Center

Massachusetts workers spending more time commuting – rate of increase outpaces national average

Policy Center
Oct 18, 2004 Policy Center

BOSTON — October 18, 2004 — Bay State workers are spending more time on the road, with Massachusetts ranking ninth in the nation in terms of average commuting time. On an annual basis, this costs the average commuter the equivalent of 25 work days lost in transit rather than other pursuits, according to a new

Mass families unprepared for retirement as 1.9 million boomers approach their “golden years”

Policy Center
Jun 7, 2004 Policy Center

BOSTON — June 7, 2004 — Many Massachusetts workers will face a stark choice in the coming years: Retire later or retire with less money, according to a new report published today by MassINC in collaboration with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. These

Middle class flight on the rise

Policy Center
Dec 4, 2003 Policy Center

BOSTON — December 4, 2003 — An increasing number of native-born Massachusetts residents are leaving their home state for other New England states, while smaller numbers of highly educated, highly mobile young professionals are arriving, according to a new study released today by MassINC. The report, Mass.Migration, is a joint project of MassINC and the

Few Massachusetts urban high schools meeting the needs of minority and low income students

Policy Center
Nov 20, 2003 Policy Center

BOSTON — November 20, 2003 — With few exceptions, urban high schools that serve high proportions of low-income and minority youth are failing to meet the academic needs of their students, according to a new study released by the Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC. Using a range of indicators, some of which

Ian A. Bowles appointed Executive Director of MassINC

Policy Center
Jun 24, 2003 Policy Center

BOSTON — June 24 , 2003 — Ian A. Bowles will be the next Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC), Gloria Cordes Larson and Peter Meade, Co-chairmen of the MassINC Board of Directors, announced today. Bowles begins his position July 14, 2003. A well-respected public policy expert, Bowles has worked

Massachusetts residents see American Dream as harder to afford

Policy Center
May 28, 2003 Policy Center

BOSTON — May 28, 2003 — Seventy-four percent of residents see the high cost of living in Massachusetts as a problem in their lives, according to a new report released today by MassINC, the nonpartisan public policy think tank, and underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation. Most Bay State residents still rate the quality of

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