Point of Reckoning
Two Decades of State Budget Trends
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The Massachusetts state budget has reached a point of reckoning. First and foremost, a stubborn structural imbalance threatens the state’s ability to manage or grow current programs and services. Spending increases are outpacing revenue growth, with health care voraciously consuming a more generous slice of the fiscal pie. This imbalance is exacerbated by volatility in
Topic(s): Government Accountability
Mass Jobs
Meeting the Challenges of a Shifting Economy
Reconnecting Massachusetts Gateway Cities
Lessons Learned and an Agenda for Renewal
Mass Economy
The Labor Supply and Our Economic Future
Paying for College
The Rising Cost of Higher Education
A Generation in Transition
A Survey of Bay State Baby Boomers
The Changing Face of Massachusetts is a joint project of MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies and was made possible by the generous support of a number of sponsors, including the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Verizon, Citizens Bank, Polaroid, and Bank of America’s Frank W. and Carl S. Adams Memorial Fund. The demographics
Reaching Capacity
A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts
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The Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) of 1993 sparked an unprecedented era of reform activity in schools and districts that continues to this day. Over the past decade, the state has more than doubled its local aid to schools and districts, and held local entities accountable by creating standards and assessments on which the progress
Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities