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The local news vanishing act: What Gateway Cities are doing to fix it
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January 15, 2020
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5 ideas for generating better school district improvement plans
The Gateway Cities Journal
January 15, 2020
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English language learners thrive in Early College
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January 7, 2020
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Conversations from the Gateway Cities Innovation Summit & Awards
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January 1, 2020
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TTOD Planning and Design Competition
Proposal Deadline Approaching + Updated Guidelines
December 30, 2019
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How Gateway City schools capitalize on new funding
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December 17, 2019
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New polling finds voters in largest Northeast, Mid-Atlantic states are open to policy to reduce transportation emissions
A new set of polls of registered voters across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic finds broad support for a multi-state policy to cap carbon pollution from transportation and invest in transportation improvements. That policy is currently being developed by the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a collaboration between 12 states and the
December 11, 2019
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Unpacking the promise of ranked-choice voting in city elections
<iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/725877103&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true"></iframe>In this episode of Gateways, we take a high-speed journey through the land of ranked-choice voting (RCV). Worcester-native Howie Fain helps us understand how RCV leads to more diverse city councils and school committees. The second installment in our series on electoral reform and
December 11, 2019