March 16, 2023 If I worked in the matchmaking industry and were writing a personal ad on behalf of today’s column subject, it would go something like this: Effervescent, energetic 27-year-old overachiever who loves in-depth conversation and fact-based analysis and is passionate about problem-solving seeks a high-spirited philanthropist (or two or three) for mutually pleasing
Three Ideas to Boost Gateway Cities’ Housing Production
Ben Forman featured in Banker & Tradesman
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January 29, 2023 SUBARBS ARE getting the lion’s share of the blame for Massachusetts’ colossal failure to produce housing. While their overtly exclusionary practices certainly merit a stronger response, myopically focusing on restrictive suburban zoning distracts from an equally pressing problem – the lack of residential investment in Gateway Cities. The commonwealth’s regional urban centers
State laws to blame for lack of minority contracting
Ben Forman featured in CommonWealth Magazine
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August 23, 2022 IN THE EARLY DAYS of the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program offered a crucial lifeline for millions of suddenly desperate businesses. Yet as banks doled out nearly $1 trillion in PPP money, minority-owned businesses were at the back of the line. It was a glaring example of how even the most well-intentioned public
State has a lot more to do to keep students and educators safe from COVID
Steve Koczela featured in the Boston Globe
Read Steve Koczela's opinion piece in the Boston Globe on COVID safety in schools, featuring a mix of testing data, "lost day" estimates, and polling results.
Massachusetts’ failure to forestall growing segregation
Simone Ngongi-Lukula featured in the Boston Globe
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MassINC Education Equity Fellow, Simone Ngongi-Lukula, argues for integrating Massachusetts schools and initiatives that could forestall growing segregation.
New report says underfunding community colleges is costing Massachusetts millions
Ben Forman featured in WAMC
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Listen to MassINC Research Director Ben Forman explaining the findings of our newest report, Investing in Success, on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
What to do with the state’s half-empty prison system
Ben Forman featured in CommonWealth Magazine
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Prison populations have fallen sharply and crime remains low in Massachusetts. Ben Forman asks what to do with the state’s half-empty prison system in CommonWealth op-ed.
BNN News Interviews MassINC Research Director, Ben Forman
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On Monday, October 5th MassINC Research Director, Ben Forman sat down with Christopher Lovett on Network Neighborhood News to discuss his latest report: Exploring the Potential for Pretrial Innovation in Massachusetts .
Listen to MassINC’s Benjamin Forman discuss criminal justice
The Mara Dolan Show
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On Monday, October 5th MassINC Research Director Ben Forman joined Mara Dolan on her show to talk about racial disparities in bail and pre-trial detention in Massachusetts.
Watch MassINC’s Benjamin Forman discuss criminal justice
On WGBH's Greater Boston with Jim Braude
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On September 30th, MassINC Research Director Benjamin Forman sat down with Jim Braude on WGBH’s Greater Boston to discuss criminal justice and his latest report: Exploring the Potential for Pretrial Innovation in Massachusetts. Segment begins at 10:00 mark.