A Toast to Brockton Beer

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Oct 8, 2024 Policy Center

  Correction: Brockton Beer announced it will not be closing after all. Read more here. A TOAST TO BROCKTON BEER Brockton Beer closed its doors for the final time this past Saturday. Losing

Fall Preview

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Sep 24, 2024 Policy Center

FALL PREVIEW While we continue to wait for a conference report on the economic development bill (with Downtown Vitality funding, fingers crossed), the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute is hard at

Historic tax credit increase is a big win for Gateway City housing production

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Aug 20, 2024 Policy Center

While Gateway City leaders wait for the economic development bill with cautious optimism, they can celebrate the significant housing investments that legislators passed this session. Most news coverage of the

Massachusetts Needs an Actionable Strategy to Expand ESOL Services

• Policy Center

• Jul 24, 2024 Policy Center

Adults with limited English skills comprise one-tenth of the commonwealth’s workforce. This makes English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) services key to the Massachusetts economy. While the field is

Event Recap | Tapping The Power of Health Pathways in Early College

• Policy Center Education

• May 23, 2023 Policy Center Education

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, we gathered for Tapping The Power of Health Pathways in Early College at Mass General Hospital’s Simches Research Center. While we all acknowledged how difficult

Tapping the Power of Health Pathways in Early College High Schools

• Policy Center Education

• May 23, 2023 Policy Center Education

In a complementary discussion paper, we suggest Massachusetts can meet a growing need for skilled workers by weaving more robust career pathways into Early College programs. To demonstrate what this

Early College as a Scalable Solution to the Looming Workforce Crisis

• Policy Center Education

• May 23, 2023 Policy Center Education

Previous MassINC research shows Massachusetts’s relatively young Early College programs are demonstrating impressive performance increasing college access and persistence. This discussion paper looks at the potential to build on this

Building Stronger Community College Transfer Pathways

Evidence from Massachusetts

• Policy Center Education

• Oct 27, 2022 Policy Center Education

Produced by the research–practice partnership, Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts, this study explores transfer patterns for 10 cohorts of students entering community colleges soon after high school. The findings provide evidence

Sizing Up Massachusetts’ Looming Skilled-Worker Shortage

• Policy Center Education

• Jun 22, 2022 Policy Center Education

In an extensive 2014 report with the UMass Donahue Institute, MassINC predicted the 2020’s would be the first decade in Massachusetts history to post a reduction in the state’s working-age,

MassINC 2022 Policy Priorities

• Policy Center Education

• Feb 3, 2022 Policy Center Education

MassINC has worked to promote public policy that creates equitable pathways to opportunity for over 25 years. In the months ahead, we anticipate historic opportunities to continue to advance our mission. Here is a brief snapshot of what you can currently expect from our Policy Center in 2022 across a range of topics.