Research
The MassINC Policy Center generates research to frame pressing issues, identify actionable solutions, and monitor progress.
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Tapping the Power of Health Pathways in Early College High Schools
May 23, 2023
- The health care industry faces serious staffing issues, and Early College is a promising workforce development intervention, doubling the likelihood that students enroll and persist in college
- Early College programs that are academically robust, preparing students for selective clinical programs and allowing students to earn an associate degree in high school, will create strong health pathways
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Early College as a Scalable Solution to the Looming Workforce Crisis
May 23, 2023
- Massachusetts is predicted to lose hundreds of thousands of skilled workers by the end of the decade, absent any action
- Early College is a promising workforce development intervention due to its scalability, ability to align graduate skills with employer needs, and outsized postsecondary completion gains for low-income students and students of color
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Getting Question 1 Right: Investment Options for Equity in Public Higher Education
May 2, 2023
- Higher education no longer provides an equitable path to upward mobility, and conditions will worsen without strategic investments
- Using the funding from Question 1 towards need-based grants and cost of living stipends, the MassReconnect program, Early College programs, and competitive faculty pay will help to create equitable pathways
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New Data Shows Early College is Delivering as Promised for Massachusetts
January 19, 2023
- Early College doubles the likelihood that students in the target population enroll and persist in postsecondary studies
- Teasing out differences across programs and ensuring strong outcomes as Early Colleges grow will require a mixed-methods approach to evaluation
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Empowering Cities to Accelerate Equitable Growth
A State Policy Blueprint for Inclusive Municipal Contracting
July 12, 2022
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Connecting Communities through Digital Equity
An Action Plan for State, Community, and Private and Institutional Partners
June 29, 2022
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Sizing Up Massachusetts’ Looming Skilled-Worker Shortage
June 22, 2022
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Investing in Success
Findings From a Cost–Benefit Analysis of Massachusetts Community Colleges
April 11, 2022
