The passing of Chief Justice Ralph Gants is a terrible loss at a time when the Commonwealth hungers for leadership in the long struggle to achieve greater equality. Justice Gants fearlessly confronted structures that undermine the ideals of equal justice. In his first State of the Judiciary address, he took on racially-biased mandatory-minimum sentences, asking:
Gateways Live: 3 Gateway City Mayors on Coronavirus Crisis Response
Gateways Podcast
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Mayors of Gateway Cities are on the frontlines, responding to the needs of individuals and navigating a path to economic and social recovery.
Eighth Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Awards & Summit
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a Strong Recovery
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we socialize, work, and plan for the future. The path forward is uncertain, but one thing is clear: we must focus with laser precision on diversity, equity, and inclusion for a strong recovery and a brighter future. That’s why MassINC is proud to feature the work of Gateway City champions
The MCAS is flawed – but necessary
The Gateway Cities Journal
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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.
Massachusetts Can’t Wait Any Longer for RBIs
The Gateway Cities Journal
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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.
Regional Ballot Initiatives and the promise of local autonomy
Gateways Episode 65
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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.
Gateway City parents are building homeschool pods too
Gateways Episode 64
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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.”
COVID Impact on the Massachusetts Latino Community
Zoom Recording
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Are you confident about Massachusetts school reopening plans? How has the pandemic economically impacted your household? Do you support the Black Lives Matter movement? On Wednesday, August 12th MassINC and the MassINC Polling Group presented the results of a survey of public opinion among Latino residents of Massachusetts. The survey covered a range of policies
Protecting Gateway City small businesses through the pandemic
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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.
Small Business Needs for an Equitable Recovery
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Small businesses in Massachusetts have suffered serious damage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with just one in three reporting they are fully open.