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  • MassINC Insights, Part II

    In this second installment of MassINC Insights, we hear from the journalists and thought leaders of MassINC about the education funding debate.As lawmakers on Beacon Hill approach agreement on a school finance package, MassINC members dig in to the history of Massachusetts school funding that’s led

  • TTOD Competition

    Community Engagement Update

  • Drafting an Action Plan for Early College Expansion

  • Exploring School-Centered Neighborhood Revitalization

    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

    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

  • Gateway City leaders testify before committees weighing neighborhood stabilization bill

    The Gateway Cities Journal

  • Early College goes to work

    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.

  • Extending TTOD Competition proposal deadline to the first week of January!

    Announcing the new schedule

  • Chief Brian Kyes on increasing public safety in Gateway Cities

    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

    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.