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The Effects of Skewed Growth on Household Incomes |
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A new fact sheet from MassBudget shows that had incomes for people at all income levels continued to grow in line with overall income growth from 1979 through 2013, 90 percent of Massachusetts households would have substantially higher incomes today. This disparity impacts revenue collection and our ability to invest in education, transportation and more. |
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New Report: Does Money Matter in Education? |
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A new report by the National Education Policy Center finds that despite claims to the contrary, adequate and equitable funding is necessary for schools to improve their performance – especially schools serving children living in poverty. |
Boston Public School Students Take Over District's Budget Forum |
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A recent public forum on the BPS annual budget became an inspiring lesson in civic activism, with attending students making their voices heard and asking tough questions of the Superintendent, and at one point asking all the adults to leave the space while students strategized. Read more > |
White Students Get Experienced Teachers, While Black Students Get Police In School |
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education paints a picture of vast educational inequalities based on students’ skin color and disability status, with only a few bright spots. Specifically, while student suspension rates appear to have dropped 20 percent since the last time data was collected in 2011-2012, stark racial inequities persist in terms of which students receive this punishment. |
Webinar: Digital for Youth Power: How to use digital to recruit and move people to action |
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 The Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing will hold the eighth webinar as part of their Youth Community Organizing Resource Exchange (Youth CORE), a set of projects that seeks to build a more powerful and well-connected youth organizing field. |
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