Policy Center
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23 Gateway City mayors and managers write to state legislators for HDIP
Letter of support to state senate leaders from mayors and managers representing 23 Gateway Cities
June 9, 2023
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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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Gateway Cities Journal: The Senate makes bold investment in regional transit
The Gateway Cities Journal
May 15, 2023
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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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Gateway Cities Journal: Amendment to House budget seeks to untap Gateway City housing reservoir
The Gateway Cities Journal
April 19, 2023
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Gateway Cities Journal: Governor Healey’s budget invests in Gateway Cities
The Gateway Cities Journal
March 15, 2023
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Massachusetts has a plan to increase affordable housing — now it needs the budget
Gateway City mayors and managers’ opinion piece in the Boston Globe
March 1, 2023
