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2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States. In addition to ranking states on ...
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The Effects of Skewed Growth on Household Incomes
Had earnings for people at all income levels continued to grow in line with overall income growth as occurred during the three decades before the ...
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Conference Preview: Differences Between the Senate and House Budgets for FY 2017
This Budget Monitor describes the funding and policy differences between the House and Senate in each major area of the budget, and provides links to ...
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Family and Medical Leave in Massachusetts: A Current Snapshot
Estimates how many Massachusetts residents need and take a leave to cope with a serious illness, pregnancy or a new child. For instance, about 12 ...
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Paid Family and Medical Leave: Lessons from Other States
Most other industrialized countries and four U.S. states use insurance-style programs that replace a portion of workers' wages to enable time off to address a ...
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Analyzing the Senate Ways & Means Budget for FY 2017
The Senate Ways and Means Committee described a goal of making "investments to build resilient children, families, and communities." That theme clearly informs the choices ...
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Paid Family & Medical Leave and Related Policies Explained
Many Massachusetts workers, particularly lower-wage workers, are not able to take needed time away from work to address important family needs. While there are health-related ...
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Analyzing the House FY 2017 Budget
The House Budget changes the overall budget picture very little, but proposes a few significant changes for the next budget year. The House changed the ...
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Analyzing the House Ways & Means Committee Budget for FY 2017
This Budget Monitor examines the House Ways and Means Committee's state budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017. The HWM proposal is similar overall to the ...
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Charter School Funding, Explained
This brief explains how funding works for Commonwealth Charter Schools and how it interacts with funding for traditional school districts.
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