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Proposed Low-Income Student Changes Would Have Varied Chapter 70 Impact
In this brief we describe three proposed changes to the treatment of low-income students in the Chapter 70 formula for FY 2017, analyze their combined ...
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Direct Certification for School Meals: Feeding Students, Counting Kids, Funding Schools
This brief describes a number of solutions that would improve the effectiveness of the direct certification system and its ability to accurately identify low-income students.
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Building a Strong Economy: The Roles of Education, Transportation, and Tax Policy
Effective economic policies can create a more highly productive state economy and make it possible to improve economic opportunity and security for working families. This ...
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Debt-Free Public Higher Education: What Would It Take?
Expanding access to affordable higher education would directly help tens of thousands of students in Massachusetts, and their families. In addition to giving more of ...
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FAQ: Expanding School Meals and Implications for School Funding Formulas
Massachusetts schools are phasing-in a set of improvements to their school meals programs. These changes help ensure that more kids eat healthy meals every day ...
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The Right Size for Learning: Class Sizes in Massachusetts
Children have a better chance to succeed in school when they receive individualized support and attention. Smaller class sizes are one way to help our ...
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Beyond the Bell: Options for Increased Learning Time
Increased learning time can be an effective tool for providing more of our young people with improved, more well-rounded education - but only if it's ...
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Uplifting the Whole Child: Using Wraparound Services to Overcome Social Barriers to Learning
To help children overcome non-academic barriers to success, a number of districts across the country have implemented wraparound services in their schools. Recent research shows ...
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Building a Foundation for Success
Early education and care has wide ranging benefits for children, parents and the economy. This report examines options for investing in early education that range ...
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Higher Learning, Lower Funding: The Decline in Support for Higher Education in Massachusetts
Higher education is vital to economic prosperity, and it serves as the critical final step for students advancing through our state education system. Massachusetts is ...
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