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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.

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Towards Equity: School Funding Reform in Massachusetts

Colin Jones June 17, 2019 Education Kids

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 ...

What is the Actual State Cost of MassHealth in 2019?

Nancy Wagman June 7, 2019 Budget Resources Health Kids

Every month, the MassHealth program (Massachusetts' Medicaid program) provides health insurance for more than 1.8 million residents of the Commonwealth: children in low-income households; low-wage ...

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

March 21, 2019 Education Kids

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 ...

Investment in After-School & Summer Learning in Massachusetts: Current Funding & Unmet Need

Colin Jones December 4, 2018 Education Kids

A Chilly Reception: Proposed Immigration Rule Creates Chilling Effect for New Immigrants and Current Citizens

Nancy Wagman November 14, 2018 Jobs & the Economy Kids

The Trump Administration announced on October 10 a proposal that would fundamentally change our country’s approach to immigration. This proposal would change what is known as ...

Massachusetts Poverty Rate Flat, Median Income Growth Slowed in 2017

Marcus Giang October 2, 2018 Jobs & the Economy Kids

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data from its American Community Survey (ACS), allowing us to see how Massachusetts residents fared economically last year. ...

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

Noah Berger, Roger Hatch , Colin Jones July 18, 2018 Education Kids

Caring for Kids: Majority of Massachusetts Children Have Benefitted from MassHealth Programs

Nancy Wagman June 19, 2018 Health Kids

Time to Care: The Health Effects of Paid Family & Medical Leave

Nicole Rodriguez April 19, 2018 Health Jobs & the Economy Kids

In healthy communities, children are more likely to be born healthy and can grow up to be healthy adults. When people are healthy they are ...

The Reach of the Massachusetts State Earned Income Tax Credit, by City and Town

Nancy Wagman March 8, 2018 Jobs & the Economy Kids

The Massachusetts State Earned Income Tax Credit

Nancy Wagman March 8, 2018 Jobs & the Economy Kids Reports Taxes

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