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Prospects for Investment, Stability, and Growth in Early Education in Massachusetts

Colin Jones July 18, 2022 Budget Resources Education Kids Reports

As the challenges of the COVID pandemic continue to reverberate across the state, early education and care (EEC) providers persevere every day. Early care centers ...

ARPA & Federal Early Education Funds in MA

Colin Jones February 28, 2022 Education Kids Reports

Early Education During the COVID Crisis Across Massachusetts, early education providers, family care homes, and Pre-K centers persevere each day through the challenges of the ...

Massachusetts Cash Assistance – A MassBudget Data Droplet

Nancy Wagman February 10, 2022 Blog Jobs & the Economy Kids

The cash assistance program was created to be a reliable back-up for the lowest-income families; today the program reaches only a small share of families ...

Kids Count Data Center

MassBudget is home to KIDS COUNT in Massachusetts, a national and state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track and improve the well-being of children across the United States. With these data, state organizations provide policy analysis based on evidence and shine a spotlight on pressing issues in order improve programs and policies for children and families.

ALL KIDS REPORTS

FY 2021 GOVERNOR’S BUDGET: MassHealth and Health Reform – Governor proposes to hold steady

Nancy Wagman February 18, 2020 Budget Brief Budget Resources Health Kids

Opportunity Delayed: FY 2021 Governor’s Budget for K-12 Funding Falls Short by $74M for Low-Income Kids

Colin Jones February 18, 2020 Budget Brief Education 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 ...

Case Study: Increasing Quality After-School Opportunities in Salem, Massachusetts

Colin Jones January 15, 2020 Education Kids

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, ...

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Delivering on the K-12 Education Funding Overhaul & the Student Opportunity Act (SOA)

Colin Jones January 14, 2020 Budget Resources Education Kids

Now that the state has revamped its education funding formula, how will lawmakers fund these changes in this first year of implementation?

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Will the Governor reboot his dependent deduction proposal or take a more targeted approach?

Phineas Baxandall January 6, 2020 Budget Resources Kids Taxes

Will the Governor again propose to double the state's dependent deduction, which wasn't adopted by the Legislature, or will state lawmakers provide more targeted tax ...

Impact of the Increase in the Massachusetts Minimum Wage to $12.75

Marcus Giang December 20, 2019 Jobs & the Economy Kids

These infographics show the impacts of the increase in the Massachusetts minimum wage on January 1, 2020, from $12 to $12.75 per hour.

Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward for the Children and Families of Massachusetts

Nancy Wagman December 15, 2019 Kids Kids Featured

Data describing our communities document that opportunity is not equally available to children and families across the Commonwealth. While effective public policy removes obstacles along ...

Massachusetts Poverty Rate and Median Income Improved in 2018, but Not by Enough

Marcus Giang November 19, 2019 Jobs & the Economy Kids

The United States is in the midst of the longest economic expansion in its history, following the Great Recession with sustained recovery. Massachusetts' economy today ...

Credit Where Credit is Due: The EITC and CTC – two proven tools to keep low-paid workers out of poverty

Monique Ching November 12, 2019 Kids Taxes

One of the most successful ways to lift people out of poverty is through tax credits targeted to low- and moderate-income families. Families use these ...

Testimony before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight on H.2681, “An Act Ensuring Equitable Representation in the Commonwealth”

Colin Jones October 17, 2019 Education Kids Testimony

KIDS COUNT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Kathryn Audette
Director of Government Affairs, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jay Blitzman
Interim Executive Director, Mass. Advocates for Children

Pamela Bows
Parent/Professional Advocacy League

Michael Curry, CHAIR
Executive Committee, National Board of Directors NAACP
President & CEO, Mass. League of Community Health Centers

Suzanne Curry
Co-Director of Policy and Government Relations, Health Care for All

Joe Diamond
Executive Director, Mass. Association for Community Action

Titus dos Remedios
Director of Research and Policy, Strategies for Children

Susan Elsen
Staff Attorney, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba
Executive Director, Children’s HealthWatch

Rebekah Gewirtz
Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers – Mass. Chapter

Rachel Gwaltney
Executive Director, Children’s League of Massachusetts

Erin McAleer
CEO, Project Bread

Shannon Moore
Director of State Govt. Relations, Children’s Hospital

Amy O’Leary
Early Education for All Campaign Director, Strategies for Children

Carlene Pavlos
Executive Director, Mass. Public Health Association

Pam Nourse
Executive Director, Federation for Children with Special Needs

Norma Shapiro
Citizens for Public Schools

Leon Smith
Executive Director, Citizens for Juvenile Justice

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Schott Foundation