Wonk & Roll: Required reading on higher ed

Policy Center
Sep 13, 2010 Policy Center

I’ve been a regular reader of the Washington Monthly since the 1980s and their annual college guide, out this week, has become one of my favorite issues. Here’s why: it turns the college rankings system on its head by trying to measure how well colleges are contributing to the nation’s wellbeing. Simply put, the rankings

Helping the buyer beware in the higher education marketplace

Policy Center
Sep 7, 2010 Policy Center

As reported in today’s Boston Globe, the coming “crackdown” on higher education institutions with high student default rates is long overdue. It’s no surprise that many of the institutions that will be affected are in the for-profit sector, a market with significant growth in recent years producing mixed results. Perhaps it’s time to learn some

MassINC debate draws statewide media coverage

Policy Center
Aug 18, 2010 Policy Center

MassINC hosted the first gubernatorial debate of the 2010 election season on Monday, August 16th. The debate focused on the controversial Cape Wind project, and drew reports and analysis from media from across the Commonwealth. Click here for a roundup of the coverage. You can also watch the debate in full by clicking here.

The Death of the Press Conference-Do’s and Don’ts for a Dying Art Form

Policy Center
Aug 18, 2010 Policy Center

Press conferences used to be the ultimate showdown—newsmaker vs. reporter, mano-a-mano, cage-match style. But in recent years, they’ve become a paltry wisp of their former selves. Nowadays, you’re more likely to get political candidates scrambling off a bus with their pre-fabricated legions of sign-holding interns, hitting the steps of City Hall for a nice photo

MassINC hosts first gubernatorial issues debate

Policy Center
Aug 16, 2010 Policy Center

MassINC hosted the first Gubernatorial Issues Debate of the 2010 election season August 16th at the C. Walsh Theater at Suffolk University. Click here to watch the debate in full.

A Frontline View of Healthcare in the Commonwealth

Policy Center
Aug 13, 2010 Policy Center

Friday, August 13, 2010 Daisy Gómez is a licensed Social Worker at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MassINC Associate Board Member. Every day, I see the direct impact health care polices have on the public. In my work, I support parents of children diagnosed with cancer as they wrestle with a multitude of concrete needs

Ranking exports

Policy Center
Jul 29, 2010 Policy Center

1 Thursday, July 29, 2010 Our colleagues at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings have released a new report about how the top 100 metro areas are doing in boosting U.S. exports across the globe. Why does it matter? Because, according to Brookings, increasing the nation’s export capacity is a sure path to stronger job

State of Service initiative announces policy platform

Policy Center
Jul 28, 2010 Policy Center

The MassINC Associate Board and AmeriCorps Alums Boston Chapter today released a White Paper outlining the background and policy goals for their joint State of Service initiative. The initiative builds off the hugely successful Cities of Service program, a bipartisan coalition of 101 mayors around the country who are working to develop comprehensive city-wide service plans and engage their citizens

Shouting into the void

Policy Center
Jul 19, 2010 Policy Center

There’s a line from an episode of SuperNews, the satire cartoon on the cable network Current, which comes to mind whenever I talk about Twitter. The main character, frustrated with having to listen to people’s messages about minute and boring details, eventually cracks. “Twitter is nothing more than shouts into the darkness hoping someone is

Fresh thoughts from the Greenway

Policy Center
Jul 19, 2010 Policy Center

What to do with Boston’s Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway? The question gets a fresh airing Tuesday night when the Boston Redevelopment Authority board considers the adoption of new development guidelines for the mile-long swath of open space. Meanwhile, the Boston Society of Architects asked eight architecture or design students and recent grads what they would

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MassINC is a key partner to the Boston Foundation, and all of us who are seeking to advance the regional conversation around economic opportunity and a strong quality of life for all. MassINC's robust, nonpartisan research is exactly what our citizens and leaders need to make good decisions.

Paul Grogan, Former President of The Boston Foundation
I watch my inbox for CommonWealth magazine’s Daily Download. I can count on the newsletter to tell me succinctly what’s happening in politics and public policy. The magazine itself always delivers in-depth news, analysis and commentary. It's simply outstanding, quality journalism. I am happy to support unbiased reporting through my participation in Citizens Circle.

Helen Chin Schlichte Former Public Administrator; President Emeritus, South Cove Manor at Quincy Point
MassINC's long-term dedication to Gateway Cities makes them a valuable resource to all of our communities. They are a true thought partner. They go the distance to help others appreciate our unique opportunities, needs, and perspectives.

Tim McGourthy Chief Financial Officer, City of Worcester
MassINC serves as a credible, thoughtful resource for all of us who are invested in the future of the Commonwealth. Its emphasis on careful analysis that is grounded in data, research, and polling makes an important contribution to and helps elevate the conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing the region.

Trevor Pollack, Manager of Special Projects for the Barr Foundation
The potential of Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities is limitless. MassINC’s dedicated work in promoting these cities has been, and will continue to be, instrumental in their individual and collective success.

Jay Ash
Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development and former chair of the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute
MassINC has always provided research showing the detrimental impact of the state’s unforgiving criminal justice system on our communities. Their polling confirmed that the public understood the need for change in our system. That criminal justice reform is at the forefront of bipartisan local and national debates today is in no small measure due to MassINC’s persistent and fair commitment to the issue.

Juliette Kayyem Faculty Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Founder Kayyem Solutions LLC
Through my partnership with MassINC, the Building On What Works Coalition is working to unite a diverse collection of civic leaders around an urgent call to encourage the state to act on the progress that has been made ensuring all children in Massachusetts have a true chance to succeed in the state’s economy. MassINC’s research and commitment to data driven public policy are helping to give the children of Massachusetts a better education.

Kim Driscoll Mayor of Salem
MassINC's work with the Gateway Cities is unmatched. As Eastern Bank strives to help businesses in these communities thrive, MassINC has been a tremendous partner, providing data-driven research and affirming that these cities are full of opportunities.

Bob Rivers Chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank
When MassINC speaks, it’s well worth listening. After all, the nonpartisan think tank has established itself as a thoughtful, careful, credible voice on public policy in Massachusetts.

Scot Lehigh Boston Globe Op-Ed Columnist
Few organizations in the country have better understood the important role of governance reform and accountability in education policy and economic development than MassINC.

Bruce Katz Former Vice President and Founding Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution
[MassINC's] understanding of the complexity of the challenges facing the state’s older cities, its belief in the opportunities that present themselves in those communities, and its advocacy of the role that public higher education can and should play in them, has added to the understanding that policy makers need to have as they move our state toward the future.

Jean MacCormack

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