House HWM Legislation a Good Start but Legislature Should Address Opportunities

On Monday, October 25, the Commonwealth’s House Ways and Means (HWM) Committee released a bill that details how the state will spend the billions of dollars that Massachusetts received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). In total, the Commonwealth received $8.7 billion from the federal government, with $5.3 billion allocated to the state and […]

Reconsidering Welfare Reform

Twenty-five years ago this week, President Clinton signed “The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act” – better known as the Welfare Reform Act – into law. The bill was controversial at the time, especially among anti-poverty advocates who worried that the law’s impact on people living in poverty would be significant and significantly harmful. […]

First Circuit Stands up for Racial Equity and Diversity in Public Education

In the same week that US News & World Report solidified Boston Latin School’s educational prowess by ranking it Massachusetts’ number one public school and in the top fifty in the nation, the First Circuit opened access to the highly coveted exam school to students across the city, across racial lines, and across socioeconomic status. […]