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…
Find out more »November 2014
The 2014 Gateway Cities Innovation Awards and Summit
Recap: Governor Patrick, Speaker DeLeo, and local leaders honored at second annual Gateway Cities Innovation Awards & Summit Gov. Patrick accepting the Gateway Cities Champion Award We hope you were one of the many who attended the second annual Gateway Cities Innovation Awards & Summit last Thursday at UMass Boston. If you could not make it, you can watch the video here. Over 300 leaders from the Commonwealth's Gateway Cities gathered to recognize five organizations advancing educational excellence in their…
Find out more »October 2014
The Common Core and a Whole Lot More: Connecting Education to Economic Development in Your Community
October 1 Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center 1657 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01701 1-508-879-7200 www.sheraton.com/Framingham Please park at the hotel, there is no cost to park. Event Room: Grand Ballroom North To RSVP, click here. Breakfast and registration begin at 8:30am with the program starting at 9:00am. The meeting will finish at 12:00pm. 8:30 Registration and Breakfast 9:00 Welcome and Introductions • Mark Funkhouser, Publisher, Governing 9:20 Understanding College and Career Ready Standards and Assessment Each of the three…
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Big Data and the Future of Journalism
Event Announcement: Big Data and the Future of Journalism From 2008 to 2012, Nate Silver popularized a new category of media content, with readable and entertaining applications of data analysis to news stories and political events. His elections forecasting and poll aggregation has turned punditry on its head and proven that in numerous instances, math can tell us things that traditional reporting cannot. More and more young talent has emerged to expand the concept, with writers appearing on the staff…
Find out more »November 2013
The Gateway Cities Innovation Awards Luncheon
View Event Photo Gallery Watch the Award Winners' Interviews (From left) Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong; Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll; Brockton Mayor Linda Balzotti; John Fish, Founder, President and CEO of Suffolk Construction; Greg Torres, President of MassINC and Publisher of CommonWealth magazine; Worcester City Manager Michael O’Brien; Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash MassINC, together with leaders from the 26 Gateway Cities, celebrated the innovative spirit of Massachusetts' historic Gateway Cities on Tuesday by honoring individuals and organizations that have…
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