MASS.commuting

MassINC

MASS.commuting was produced in partnership with the UMass Donahue Institute and generously sponsored by MassHousing. Our analysis of U.S. Census data reveals that the morning and evening commutes are rapidly read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Transportation

Examining State Intervention Capacity

How Can the State Better Support Low Performing Schools & Districts?

Ben Forman

State accountability systems and the No Child Left Behind Act force policymakers and the public, alike, to recognize the large numbers of schools that are failing to educate all students read more

Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities

The Graying of Massachusetts

Aging, the New Rules of Retirement, and the Changing Workforce

Andy Eschtruth, Natalia Jivan, Tatiana Mihailovschi-Muntean, Amy Chasse, Alicia Munnell, Kevin E. Cahill, Mauricio Soto, Kevin Meme, Steven A. Sass and Greg Wiles

Many Massachusetts workers will face a stark choice in the coming years: Retire later or retire with less money. Our findings show that powerful trends are converging at once to read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development

The Pursuit of Happiness

A Survey on the Quality of Life in Massachusetts

Larry Hugick and Jenny Armeni

The Pursuit of Happiness: A Survey on the Quality of Life in Massachusetts highlights data from a 1,001-person statewide poll conducted for MassINC by Princeton Survey Research Associates (margin of read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Public Opinion, Research

Pathways to Graduation

Supporting All Students to Mastery A Retrospective Look at the Class of 2003

Jennifer Candon, Celine Coggins and S. Paul Reville

The aspirations of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act are ambitious, but clear — to provide every student with an opportunity to learn and achieve mastery at a high standard read more

Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities, New Skills for a New Economy

Gaining Ground

Value-Added Analysis for Massachusetts

Jennifer Candon, S. Paul Reville and Pendred Noyce

The premise of standards-based reform in Massachusetts is that a statewide commitment to standards, teaching, assessment, and accountability will lead to greater learning opportunities, higher achievement, a narrowing of the read more

Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities

Improving Early Childhood Education

Framing the Options and Imperatives for State Action Policy Brief

Celine Coggins and S. Paul Reville

Across the nation, early childhood education and care has suffered from poorly organized service delivery systems, inadequate funding, and insufficient attention by the policymakers. The result is a complicated system read more

Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities, Research

The State of the American Dream in New Hampshire

Andy Sum, Mykhaylo Trub'skyy and Ishwar Khatiwada

This research report uses data from the 2000 and 1990 Censuses to track developments in median income for New Hampshire families over the past two decades. Among its key findings read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Research

MASS Migration

Adam Friedman

Through a detailed analysis of IRS migration data and Census 2000, we offer the definitive look at who has been moving in and out of Massachusetts during the last dozen read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Research

Head of the Class

Characteristics of Higher Performing Urban High Schools in Massachusetts

Jennifer Candon, Maxine Minkoff and S. Paul Reville

With few exceptions, urban high schools that serve high proportions of low-income and minority youth are failing to meet the academic needs of their students, according to a new study read more

Topic(s): Education, Strong Communities

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How Can the State Better Support Low Performing Schools & Districts?

Aging, the New Rules of Retirement, and the Changing Workforce

A Survey on the Quality of Life in Massachusetts

Supporting All Students to Mastery A Retrospective Look at the Class of 2003

Value-Added Analysis for Massachusetts

Framing the Options and Imperatives for State Action Policy Brief

Characteristics of Higher Performing Urban High Schools in Massachusetts

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