Beacon Hill takes another look at regional transportation funding

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• Apr 14, 2017 Policy Center

Gateway City leaders testified at a State House hearing this week in favor of legislation to give voters the option to raise funds for local transportation projects through dedicated taxes.

Seeking out the educational accountability muse

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• Mar 31, 2017 Policy Center

“Sometimes we live no particular way but our own” goes the Grateful Dead lyric which, in a nut shell, describes the educational accountability vibe in Massachusetts’s plan for implementing the new federal

Increasing access to high-quality summer learning

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• Mar 15, 2017 Policy Center

Next week, Rep. Alice Peisch will host a briefing on her new bill, An Act to Increase Access to High-Quality Summer Learning Opportunities. This legislation will give more students the

Talking workforce development innovation at the State House

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• Feb 24, 2017 Policy Center

The topic was workforce development at the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus last week. MassINC shared recent research findings showing one in five Gateway City residents is struggling in the labor

Hardworking Gateway City Citizens

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• Jan 13, 2017 Policy Center

President Obama’s parting plea to work collaboratively as citizens to address hard issues had to resonate with Gateway City leaders, who never shy from this civic responsibility. Together, they grapple

Initiating an urgent conversation on education accountability

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• Dec 12, 2016 Policy Center

We head to Worcester this week for the first of six community dialogues on education accountability. Over the next few months, Massachusetts will revise its accountability policies to comply with

Celebrating Gateway Cities

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• Sep 28, 2016 Policy Center

Gathering the links below has become one of my favorite parts of the job. It’s a window into the collective work of Gateway City leaders—whether they’re finding solutions to the

At the buzzer, Gateway City leaders score a game-changer

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• Aug 16, 2016 Policy Center

Gateway City leaders enthusiastically applauded the smart economic development investments Governor Baker signed into law last week at the State House. This session’s economic development package authorized an unusually large infusion of

At the buzzer, Downing hits a game-changer

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• Jul 22, 2016 Policy Center

Last week Senator Benjamin Downing—outgoing co-chair of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus—scored a major departing victory for our cause when he successfully inserted an amendment into the municipal government bill

Entering the fray on education accountability

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• Jul 12, 2016 Policy Center

Recently MassINC convened education leaders from across New England for a dialogue on redesigning state accountability frameworks to comply with the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). We’ll be