Education
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Accountability in the school funding debate
In Part II of our deep dive on local education accountability, Ben talks with Rep. Aaron Vega, author of the Promise Act, and Ed Lambert, former mayor of Fall River and current Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education.
April 2, 2019
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Ben Forman’s testimony on Gateway Cities and the Promise Act
March 22, 2019
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Local education accountability with Tracy Novick
In this new episode of Gateways, Ben Forman visits Worcester to speak with Tracy Novick, Field Director for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. With experience serving on both school committees and school councils in Worcester, Tracy is highly regarded as an outspoken thought leader on education policy. Ben chats with Tracy about MassINC’s recent research on the importance of local accountability.
March 19, 2019
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A third way on the school funding/accountability debate
The answer isn’t more state rules but greater local oversight
March 17, 2019
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Local Accountability
An Untapped Strategy for Advancing Student Achievement in Massachusetts Public Schools
February 26, 2019
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Building Community by Breaking Bread
Coming off the heels of an education research report release event at the State House, Aimee and Tracy talk about local accountability in education as Beacon Hill takes up education funding reform. We continue our conversation around community building with a special trip to Salem.
February 21, 2019
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Communities are not doing enough to hold their public schools accountable
MassINC report calls for increasing “local accountability” with new school-funding package
February 13, 2019
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Governing Local Accountability
The Health of School Committees and Councils in Gateway Cities
January 9, 2019