The Herald News – Report: Gateway City schools challenged

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Nov 19, 2013 Policy Center

The commonweath’s so-called Gateway Cities serve roughly 25 percent of all Massachusetts public school students. According to a report released last week by MassINC, those cities also serve its neediest

CDC director wins innovation award

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Nov 17, 2013 Policy Center

Marc Dohan, executive director of the Twin Cities Community Development Corp. in Fitchburg, was recently named the winner of a MassINC Gateway Cities Innovation Award. The award was presented during

Lessons from Lawrence on education reform

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Jun 11, 2012 Policy Center

Monday, June 11, 2012 The New Bedford Standard Times recently published an editorial expressing a desire for New Bedford to look to Lawrence for a lesson in education reform. The

The American Dream: More than a bumper sticker

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Dec 15, 2011 Policy Center

Thursday, December 15, 2011 Republished here from CommonWealth magazine’s Fall 2011 Editor’s Note. In 1996, the first issue of CommonWealth magazine featured a cover story on the changing economics of

A victory for Holyoke?

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Oct 27, 2011 Policy Center

Thursday, October 27, 2011 By John Schneider There’s something very appealing about downtown Holyoke. The city has some great old buildings and public spaces, it was the birthplace of volleyball,

Boston’s “diversity density”

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Jul 11, 2011 Policy Center

Monday, July 11, 2011 Have you checked your “diversity density” lately? Coined by former MassINC colleague Robert Sullivan, diversity density is an indicator of not only of the range of

Ben Forman presents on innovation cities at the American Planning Association’s annual conference

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Apr 13, 2011 Policy Center

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 MassINC’s Research Director Ben Forman presented before a group of planners at this year’s APA conference at the Hynes Convention Center. He joined Peter Abair of

Gateway Cities ed poll shows public has low expectations

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Feb 9, 2011 Policy Center

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Steve Koczela In a survey of Gateway City voters conducted by the MassINC Polling Group last month, nearly half of respondents gave their community’s public schools

A call to service

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Sep 14, 2010 Policy Center

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 By Amelia Aubourg There are a number of social justice issues that need our attention. As young professionals, we play a crucial part in responding to

A Frontline View of Healthcare in the Commonwealth

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Aug 13, 2010 Policy Center

Friday, August 13, 2010 Daisy Gómez is a licensed Social Worker at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MassINC Associate Board Member. Every day, I see the direct impact health care

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