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Fair Share Advances Racial Equity Through New Budget Investments

The first year of investments made with Fair Share dollars demonstrate how the new surtax creates opportunities to mitigate the ongoing harms of structural racism ...
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Testimony in Support of H489/S301 on Affordable and Accessible Early Education

Policy Analyst Adam Jones urges the Joint Committee on Education to create a Commonwealth that features high-quality, affordable child care accessible to more families.
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Higher Education Investments: Supporting Our Economy and Future Generations

Public higher education is critically important to the success of Massachusetts’ economy, but state support has lagged in recent decades. This report evaluates current proposals ...
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Opportunity Delayed: FY 2021 Governor’s Budget for K-12 Funding Falls Short by $74M for Low-Income Kids

As part of implementing the Commonwealth's new school funding law, the Student Opportunity Act (SOA), the Governor proposed increasing Chapter 70 aid by $303.5 million ...
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Case Study: Increasing Quality After-School Opportunities in Salem, Massachusetts

Without sufficient funding, communities across the Commonwealth face challenges in helping all students, particularly those most in need of additional support, gain access to affordable, ...
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FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Delivering on the K-12 Education Funding Overhaul & the Student Opportunity Act (SOA)

Now that the state has revamped its education funding formula, how will lawmakers fund these changes in this first year of implementation?
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Testimony before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight on H.2681, “An Act Ensuring Equitable Representation in the Commonwealth”

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Making Every Student Count

Accurately counting low-income and English Language Learner students, who are more likely to require a diverse array of academic and social resources to succeed in ...
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Video Explainer: Building an Education System that Works for Everyone

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Towards Equity: School Funding Reform in Massachusetts

Massachusetts benefits when all our children receive quality educational experiences in school that allow them to lead successful, fulfilling, and productive lives. Creating an education ...
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Testimony Before Joint Committee on Higher Education on S.744/H.1221, “An Act to Guarantee Debt-Free Public Higher Education”

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Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Need to Invest in Education and Transportation

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A Promise of Equity: Designing a Debt-Free Higher Education Program That Works for Everyone

As Massachusetts considers several proposals to make college tuition-and-fee-free or debt-free, this paper looks at how different design elements of such a guarantee could affect ...
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Investment in After-School & Summer Learning in Massachusetts: Current Funding & Unmet Need

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Building an Education System that Works for Everyone: Funding Reforms to Help All Our Children Thrive

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Educated and Encumbered: Student Debt Rising with Higher Education Funding Falling in Massachusetts

Organized as a series of charts, this paper details major trends since Fiscal Year 2001 in state support for our public colleges and universities in ...
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Funding Improvements for Schools, Roads, and Public Transit with Tax Reforms that Improve Fairness

A ballot question has been proposed that would support investments in education and transportation with revenue from an additional 4% tax on income over a ...
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