Prioritizing Equitable Growth Through Fare Policy

Elizabeth Haney, Tracy A. Corley, PhD and Ben Forman

This policy brief explores the concept of fare equity and demonstrates why the current commuter rail fare structure makes train travel uneconomical for many Gateway City residents, especially those living read more

Topic(s): Transportation, Research, Transformative Transit-Oriented Development

Investing in Early College

Our Most Promising Pathway

Ben Forman

This report begins by revisiting projections indicating Massachusetts will end the next decade with fewer college-educated workers. We then present compelling evidence that Early College is a cost-effective response to read more

Topic(s): Education

Local Accountability

An Untapped Strategy for Advancing Student Achievement in Massachusetts Public Schools

Ben Forman

This volume combines the three papers in the local accountability series in one document with an executive summary. The five-page executive summary encapsulates the findings and recommendations and provides further read more

Topic(s): Education, Gateway Cities

Combining HDIP and OZ for Transformative Transit-Oriented Development in Gateway Cities

Tracy A. Corley, PhD and Andrés Paxton-Martin

This policy brief is the second in a series exploring state and local level approaches to generating transformative transit-oriented development (TTOD) in Gateway Cities. Here, our thinking is that the read more

Topic(s): Economic Development, Transportation, Gateway Cities, Research, Transformative Transit-Oriented Development

Governing Local Accountability

The Health of School Committees and Councils in Gateway Cities

Ben Forman and Connor Lentz

Paper two documented a dearth of local accountability practice in Gateway Cities. The third and final installment in our series, this report traces the absence of robust local accountability in read more

Topic(s): Education, Gateway Cities

Building Communities of Promise and Possibility

State and Local Blueprints for Comprehensive Neighborhood Stabilization

Ben Forman and Alan Mallach

In recent years, much attention has been trained on Greater Boston’s tight housing market and the increasingly severe difficulty residents have finding affordable housing in the region. There is much read more

Topic(s): Economic Development, Gateway Cities, Research

School and District Improvement Plans

A Review of Local Accountability Practice in Massachusetts Gateway Cities

Ben Forman and Connor Lentz

The second installment in a series of three reports, this paper explores the extent to which communities in Massachusetts exercise local accountability through an examination of Gateway City school and read more

Topic(s): Education, Gateway Cities

Local Accountability

The Forgotten Element in Education Reform

Ben Forman, Charles DePascale and Chris Domaleski

Prepared in partnership with the Center for Assessment, this novel paper is a first attempt to define the purpose and principles of “local accountability” practices that complement state and federal read more

Topic(s): Education

Opportunity Zones and Transformative Transit-Oriented Development in Gateway Cities

Catherine Tumber and Andrés Paxton-Martin

This policy brief is the first in a series exploring state and local level approaches to generating transformative transit-oriented development (TTOD) in Gateway Cities. Here, we examine strategies to maximize read more

Topic(s): Economic Development, Transportation, Gateway Cities, Transformative Transit-Oriented Development

Revisiting Correctional Expenditure Trends in Massachusetts

Ben Forman and Michael Widmer

MassINC is proud to present another installment in our “Justice Reinvestment At-A-Glance” research brief series. Revisiting Correctional Expenditure Trends in Massachusetts updates our 2017 report, Getting Tough on Spending. Our read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Research

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Our Most Promising Pathway

An Untapped Strategy for Advancing Student Achievement in Massachusetts Public Schools

The Health of School Committees and Councils in Gateway Cities

State and Local Blueprints for Comprehensive Neighborhood Stabilization

A Review of Local Accountability Practice in Massachusetts Gateway Cities

The Forgotten Element in Education Reform

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