Leading states help public colleges expand dual enrollment; Massachusetts colleges have limited funds and new disincentives

Providing high school students with early college experiences is increasingly looked upon as an effective approach for creating stronger college and career pathways, a central focal point in the Gateway Cities Vision. Most early college designs rely on dual enrollment, which allows students to take college-level courses and earn credit toward both high school and

From ‘Little Italy’ to the Pythian Temple

Our latest report, “Going for Growth: Promoting Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts Gateway Cities” explores creative new models to support the development of ethnic business districts. Efforts to support immigrant entrepreneurs are gaining momentum. New Bedford recently had a visit from Marci LiMandri, the president of San Diego-based Next City America. Li Mandri has worked to

New Graduation Rate Data show Gateway City Gains

On average, Gateway City graduation rates rose by 1.1 percentage points to 75.3 percent of students in 2013. Dropout rates fell by 1 percentage point to 11.8 percent of students. Slightly more students remained still in school after four years and fewer were expelled. – Ben Forman

Lessons from the Working Cities Challenge

Earlier this week the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the winners of its Working Cities Challenge, a groundbreaking effort to support cross-sector collaboration in the state’s small to midsize Gateway Cities. The Challenge put a spotlight on the fundamental role these communities play in providing access to economic opportunity for Bay State families fighting

Gateway City Housing Development Incentive Program creeping along

In July of 2010, the legislature authorized the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) to spur the creation of market-rate housing in Gateway Cities. Regulations were issued in July 2012. Pittsfield quickly established a zone as required under by the legislation. One after another, other Gateway Cities followed (Chelsea, Holyoke, Springfield, Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill, and

Gateway Cities and the Grossman Plan for CVTE

Treasurer Grossman’s campaign released a plan for investing in career/vocational technical education last week. The plan hit upon a fundamental theme in the Gateway Cities Vision for Dynamic Community Learning Systems. “Dynamic” is included in the title of this education agenda — which Gateway City leaders built working collaboratively over the better part of 2013

The Herald News – Report: Gateway City schools challenged

The commonweath’s so-called Gateway Cities serve roughly 25 percent of all Massachusetts public school students. According to a report released last week by MassINC, those cities also serve its neediest student populations. The report studied 14 of the 26 Gateway Cities, small- to mid-size cities that in most cases were once the centers of burgeoning
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