May 2016
Housing Opportunities in the Gateway Cities
REGISTER TODAY The event is free and open to the public. Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:30am - 12:00pm DCU Center - Worcester, MA 01609 Approximately 1.8 million people, or 27% of Massachusetts residents, live in the 26 Gateway Cities designated by the Commonwealth. True to the name, the Gateway Cities serve as gateways to the nation and to the economy, hosting 37% of the state's foreign-born residents, 44% of the state's population living in poverty, 47% of the state's population without a…
Find out more »March 2016
Working Together for Results
Please Join MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition for our Third Annual Criminal Justice Reform Policy Summit: Working Together for Results Friday, March 18th 9:00am Policy Summit, Working Together for Results 12:30pm Film Screening, Beyond the Wall MassINC and the Criminal Justice Reform Coalition invite leaders from Massachusetts and beyond to join us for a conversation on the role of cross-agency partnerships in criminal justice reform. Collaboration is central to nearly every aspect of an effective criminal justice system.…
Find out more »February 2016
Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System: Taking a Developmental Approach to Reduce Recidivism
Please join MassINC and criminal justice leaders for a conversation on innovative models to serve justice-involved young adults. Around the country, developmental approaches with transitional age youth are generating considerable attention. These policies and practices hold significant promise to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, particularly in neighborhoods heavily impacted by violent crime.
Find out more »January 2016
Raising the Age of Juvenile Court in Connecticut
Monday, January 25th, 6:30 pm Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Ground Floor Harvard Kennedy School Join the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) for a special gathering with this innovative public servant to discuss a new proposal for Young Adult Justice on January 25th at 6:30 PM in Wiener Auditorium at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Register for this event Featuring The Hon. Dannel P. Malloy Governor State of Connecticut Moderated by Vincent Schiraldi Senior Research Fellow, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management Harvard…
Find out more »Re-Entry, Recidivism and Reform
Join The Boston Foundation for a discussion about how Massachusetts policy around sentencing, re-entry and recidivism stacks up against national trends and how the Commonwealth can foster a more effective criminal justice system by learning from best practices being implemented throughout the nation. Date: January 27, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Location: The Boston Foundation Registration is closed.
Find out more »November 2015
2015 Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Awards
-----------> keynote address by Governor Charlie Baker This year’s event is all about collaborative leadership: in education, in diverse communities, with young people. It will be a day of exchanging ideas, meeting fellow local leaders, and celebrating the people working to improve Gateway Cities. We are very pleased to be hosting this year’s event in Worcester. The event will open with the presentation of the Gateway Cities Champion Awards followed by a keynote address by Governor Charlie Baker. We will…
Find out more »October 2015
Social and Emotional Learning Policy Forum
MassINC, the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, and Transforming Education cordially invite you to an education policy forum on supporting the social and emotional development of students. This forum will review and discuss new research from all three organizations that synthesizes the evidence on social-emotional learning and examines the state of the practice in public schools today, especially the innovative work taking place in schools and districts across Massachusetts.
Find out more »Reforming Justice for Young Adults
Join us on October 14th at 6:00 PM for a discussion of recent research on young adults from MassINC and the Executive Session on Community Corrections (2013-2016), including the inaugural report from a brand-new series 'New Thinking in Community Corrections' which focuses on the latest science and thinking, written by Executive Session members Vincent Schiraldi, Bruce Western, and Kendra Bradner. Overview The human brain has been clinically shown to not fully mature until we reach our mid-20s. New research envisions a system that extends the reach of…
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