Exploring School-Centered Neighborhood Revitalization

Gateways Episode 39

• Policy Center

• Nov 5, 2019 Policy Center

Last month's hearing on the Gateway Cities legislative caucus' neighborhood stabilization bill sparked a lot of interest. But news coverage mostly dealt with the legislation’s housing tools. The bill also includes provisions to encourage school-centered approaches to neighborhood revitalization.

MassINC Insights

Gateways Episode 38

• Policy Center

• Oct 29, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, we bring you an episode of MassINC Insights, the first installment in a series of conversations with the journalists, researchers, and pollsters of MassINC, The MassINC Polling Group and CommonWealth. The nonprofit consistently leads the way in producing nonpartisan research and

Early College goes to work

Gateways Episode 37

• Policy Center

• Oct 23, 2019 Policy Center

On today’s episode of Gateways, we wrap up a three-part series exploring the power of Early College High Schools. This final installment looks at how Early Colleges contribute to regional economic development efforts by helping high school students pursue pathways that lead to good jobs in growing industries.

Chief Brian Kyes on increasing public safety in Gateway Cities

Gateways Episode 36

• Policy Center

• Oct 15, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, Ben sits down with Chelsea Police Chief Kyes. They talk about how policing has changed over time and unpack the department’s adoption of what's known as the Hub model. Developed in Canada, the approach emphasizes early intervention through collaborative effort with

Fall River entrepreneur brings healthy food and a heap of inspiration to Gateway City neighborhoods

Gateways Episode 35

• Policy Center

• Oct 8, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, we give you Tracy Corley’s live conversation with entrepreneur Luis Gonsalves during the October 2nd Entrepreneurship For All Leadership Summit in Lowell. Luis is an alum of New Bedford High, the US military, and EforAll, which gave him the tools to thrive in the competitive restaurant industry. 

Gateway City leaders speak on opportunity zones

Gateways Episode 34.5

• Policy Center

• Oct 7, 2019 Policy Center

On this bonus episode of Gateways, we continue the conversation on federal Opportunity Zones legislation. Last episode, our guests broke down what Opportunity Funds can do and pointed out areas where they are failing the highest-need communities in our Commonwealth.

Are Opportunity Zones sites of misfortune for distressed neighborhoods?

Gateways Episode 34

• Policy Center

• Oct 1, 2019 Policy Center

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was unveiled in 2017, much of the national attention was trained on the debate between Republicans and Democrats over whether the cuts disproportionately helped the rich. Woven in the tax code, however, a federal initiative known as Opportunity Zones promised to incentivize

New education funding bill spells opportunity for Gateway Cities

Gateways Episode 33

• Policy Center

• Sep 24, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, Ben Forman talks with Rep. Antonio Cabral, chair of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus, about the state legislature's rollout of a long awaited education funding bill. The bill, known as the Student Opportunity Act, would provide school districts with high percentages of low-income students

Fares for Gateway Cities residents are off the rails

Gateways Episode 32

• Policy Center

• Sep 17, 2019 Policy Center

MassINC recently published a report on fare equity that confirmed what most of us already know: the lowest-wealth Commonwealth residents pay more of their incomes to get around the state than wealthier folks. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the MBTA’s commuter rail network, a public

Building a more diverse police force in Lawrence

Gateways Episode 31

• Policy Center

• Sep 10, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, Ben and Juana sit down with Mayor Dan Rivera. Mayor Rivera gives us a behind-the-scenes look at efforts to help the police department become more representative of Lawrence’s diverse population.