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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.

Featured Reports

Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward for the Children and Families of MassachusettsDecember 15, 2019

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 the road to opportunity, good jobs play a central role in paving that road. Yet economic policies have allowed wages to stagnate, and important work support programs and other essential benefits that allow children and families to thrive are at risk, especially as a result of recent federal policy. Read More

Other Resources

KIDS COUNT Data Center

The KIDS COUNT Data Center includes national, state, and local data on child well-being across Massachusetts and all fifty states.

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Bringing in the Relief Part II: The Census Counts for Equity

July 2, 2020 | PDF

Road to Recovery: How to Safely Reopen Early Education in Massachusetts

June 24, 2020 | PDF

Tens of thousands of undocumented, essential workers at risk of lost jobs, lost pay, exposure to COVID-19

June 5, 2020 | PDF

Testimony Supporting Act to Provide Equal Stimulus Checks to Immigrant Taxpayers

May 21, 2020 | PDF

Bringing in the Relief Part I: Federal Fiscal Relief for our State Budget is Critical for a Strong, Just Recovery

May 19, 2020

FAQ: Status of the Mass. Early Education Sector During and Beyond the Coronavirus Outbreak

May 8, 2020

That's A Relief Part I: Federal Fiscal Relief to Massachusetts in Recently-Passed Legislation

April 16, 2020 | PDF

Keeping Promises and Investing in Our Recovery: Why We Must Fund the Student Opportunity Act

April 10, 2020 | PDF

MassBudget TV

April 10, 2020

Driver’s licenses for immigrants without status – how would it affect Massachusetts?

March 17, 2020 | PDF

Why the Count Counts: Federal Funding and the 2020 Census

February 27, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

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

February 18, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

January 15, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

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

January 14, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

January 6, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

December 20, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

December 15, 2019 | PDF

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

November 19, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Making Every Student Count

October 7, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Concentrated Poverty Snapshot

October 3, 2019 | PDF | Factsheet

FY 2020 budget provides education funding increase, includes some revenue

September 19, 2019 | READ ONLINE

Sharing the Road: Licensing all drivers, regardless of immigration status, boosts safety and the economy

September 3, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Infographics: Labor Day on EITC and CITC

September 2, 2019 | PDF | Factsheet

Towards Equity: School Funding Reform in Massachusetts

June 17, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

What is the Actual State Cost of MassHealth in 2019?

June 7, 2019 | PDF

Testimony Before Joint Committee on Higher Education on S.744/H.1221, “An Act to Guarantee Debt-Free Public Higher Education”

April 30, 2019 | PDF

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

March 21, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Analyzing the Governor's Budget for FY 2020

February 5, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Five Things to Look for in the FY 2020 Budget

January 22, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Impact of the Increase in the Massachusetts Minimum Wage to $12

December 26, 2018 | READ ONLINE

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

December 4, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

November 14, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Un Recibimiento Congelador: La Regla Propuiesta de Immigración Crea un Efecto Congelador para Nuevos Immigrantes y Ciudadanos Actuales

November 14, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Massachusetts Poverty Rate Flat, Median Income Growth Slowed in 2017

October 2, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Losing Momentum: March towards health insurance for all Massachusetts residents stalls

September 24, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Analyzing the State Budget for FY 2019

September 6, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Keeping Massachusetts Working for Workers: Policy Gains in 2018 and Possibilities Beyond

August 31, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

WHY THE COUNT COUNTS: Major Sources of Federal Funding for Massachusetts Affected by Census Counts

July 31, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Highlights of the Legislature's FY 2019 Budget

July 26, 2018 | READ ONLINE | Budget Monitor

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

July 18, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

FAQ: The Massachusetts $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

June 26, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

June 19, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Budget Monitor Conference Preview: Differences Between the Senate and House Budgets for FY 2019

June 6, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Analyzing the Senate Ways and Means Committee Budget for FY 2019

May 15, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward

May 9, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

A Credit to Health: The Health Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit

May 3, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

April 19, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

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

March 8, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

The Massachusetts State Earned Income Tax Credit

March 8, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

March 1, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Frequently Asked Questions Related to the $15 Minimum Wage

January 24, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Teens, Employment, and the Minimum Wage

December 26, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Excellence for All: Supporting English Language Learners in Massachusetts

October 26, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

State and Local Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 in Massachusetts

September 18, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Improvements for our Children: Fewer in Poverty, Almost All Insured

September 14, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

How Paid Family and Medical Leave Impacts Working Mothers

September 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Documenting Success: Health Reform in Massachusetts and the Nation

September 12, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

State of Working Massachusetts 2017

September 4, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Education and State Economic Strength: A Snapshot of Current Data

August 23, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Massachusetts Still a Leader in Health Care; Federal Proposals Put Successes at Risk

June 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

For Families Raising Children in Challenging Circumstances Federal Budget Cuts Could Make Conditions Worse

June 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Massachusetts Leads Nation in Education; Federal Budget Proposals Could Have Wide-Ranging Impacts

June 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Economic Conditions of Families Better Than in Most States; At Risk From Proposed Federal Budget Cuts

June 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

What Is the Actual State Cost of MassHealth in 2018?

May 16, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

New Study Finds High Quality Career and Technical Education Can Significantly Improve Student Outcomes

May 9, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Learning Uninterrupted: Supporting Positive Culture and Behavior in Schools

April 3, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Partnership in Peril: Federal Funding at Risk for State Programs Relied on by Massachusetts Residents

February 16, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

The Minimum Wage in Massachusetts: Challenges & Opportunities

January 24, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

In 16 Charts: Higher Education Funding in Massachusetts

December 13, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Skills For Our Future: Vocational Education in Massachusetts

November 25, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Issue in Brief: Vocational Education

November 25, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Counting Kids at School: 6 Steps to Better Numbers

November 14, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

U.S. and MA Households Make Meaningful Gains in 2015

September 15, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

One in Seven Massachusetts Children Still in Poverty; Almost All Have Health Insurance

September 15, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Massachusetts' Earned Income Tax Credit and the Current Proposal for Increase and Reform

July 13, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book

June 21, 2016 | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Family and Medical Leave in Massachusetts: A Current Snapshot

May 26, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Paid Family and Medical Leave: Lessons from Other States

May 26, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Paid Family & Medical Leave and Related Policies Explained

May 5, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Charter School Funding, Explained

April 6, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Proposed Low-Income Student Changes Would Have Varied Chapter 70 Impact

February 17, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Direct Certification for School Meals: Feeding Students, Counting Kids, Funding Schools

February 17, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Massachusetts's Earned Income Tax Credit

December 23, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Race to Equity: The State of Black Massachusetts

December 11, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

FAQ: Paid Family & Medical Leave

October 26, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Funding Opportunities: Services that Help Prevent Kids in the Child Welfare System from Entering the Juvenile Justice System

September 29, 2015 | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Large gains in health coverage, some growth in incomes, big challenges remain

September 18, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF

2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book Report

July 21, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Debt-Free Public Higher Education: What Would It Take?

July 16, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

FAQ: Expanding School Meals and Implications for School Funding Formulas

July 2, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Infographic: Every Kid Needs a Family

May 13, 2015 | READ ONLINE | KIDS COUNT

The Reach of the MA State EITC, Town-by-Town

April 29, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

The Right Size for Learning: Class Sizes in Massachusetts

April 27, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Declines in Work Supports for Low-Income Parents

March 3, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Funding for the TANF Program in Massachusetts

March 2, 2015 | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Economic Opportunity & Child Poverty in MA

February 25, 2015 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Beyond the Bell: Options for Increased Learning Time

November 12, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

From Poverty to Opportunity: The Challenge of Building a Great Society

November 10, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Family Ties: Exploring Massachusetts' use of Kinship Foster Care for Children in the Child Welfare System

November 6, 2014 | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Earned Paid Sick Time and Safe Time Provisions

October 30, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Earned Paid Sick Time: Supporting Healthy, Thriving Communities

October 16, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Earned Paid Sick Time By the Numbers: Regional and Local Access In Massachusetts

September 29, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

U.S. & MA Households See Few Gains during Recovery, New Census Data Show

September 18, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Almost Universal Coverage in Massachusetts: Leading the Nation in Health Insurance

September 16, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Balancing Work and Family: The Economic Effects of Earned Paid Sick Time

September 15, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Uplifting the Whole Child: Using Wraparound Services to Overcome Social Barriers to Learning

August 11, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Earned Paid Sick Time – Frequently Asked Questions

July 31, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book

July 22, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Building a Foundation for Success

April 7, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Shelter and Housing for Homeless Families: Historical Funding and the Governor's FY 2015 Budget Proposal

April 3, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Unlocking Potential: Examining the Funding of Juvenile Detention and Effective Alternatives in Massachusetts

March 25, 2014 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

It's a Family Affair: Leading the Way in Mental Health Screening for Moms and Kids

November 4, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

New Census Data on Income, Poverty, Health, and Child Well-Being

September 19, 2013 | READ ONLINE | KIDS COUNT

KIDS COUNT DataBook: Summary of Findings for Massachusetts

June 24, 2013 | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Ed Reform at Twenty: What's Worked, What's Changed, and What's Next

June 18, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Cuts to Early Education & Care in the House Budget for FY 2014

May 2, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Shelter, Housing, and Homelessness Policy in Massachusetts

April 30, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Children and Public Health in the House Ways & Means Budget

April 23, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Cuts to Youth Empowerment Programs in the HWM Budget

April 22, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Youth Employment in the Governor's FY 2014 Budget

April 4, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Public Higher Education in Massachusetts and the Governor's FY 2014 Budget

March 29, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

TAFDC: Declines in Support for Low-Income Children and Families

March 18, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Nurturing Kids, Supporting Families: Early Education & Care in the Massachusetts State Budget

March 7, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Early Education & Care in the Governor's FY 2014 Budget

February 12, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Who is Affected by the Minimum Wage?

January 18, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Economic Gains from Early Education & Care

January 16, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Declines in Spending on Early Education & Care in Massachusetts

January 16, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: Where We Are, What Has Changed, and How We Compare to Other States

December 20, 2012 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Mid-Year Budget Cuts for FY 2013

December 4, 2012 | READ ONLINE | Factsheet

Youth and Work: in Massachusetts and Across the Nation

December 3, 2012 | READ ONLINE | Kids Count

Breakfast and Lunch Participation in Massachusetts Schools

October 18, 2012 | READ ONLINE

Funding for Dept. of Children and Families and Children at the Dept. of Mental Health, FY 2009 – FY 2013

October 3, 2012 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Child Poverty in Massachusetts Unchanged, Most Children Have Health Insurance

September 20, 2012 | READ ONLINE | PDF | KIDS COUNT

Cutting Class: Underfunding the Foundation Budget's Core Education Program

November 27, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF

2010 Poverty Rate Increases in Both Massachusetts and Across the Country

September 22, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: Where We Are, What Has Changed, and How We Compare to Other States

September 1, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF

FISCAL FALLOUT: The Great Recession, Policy Choices, & State Budget Cuts, Fiscal Years 2009-2012 (updated)

August 31, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Brief

Impact of Proposed Federal Budget Cuts on Massachusetts' Residents

March 9, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

Quality, Cost, and Purpose: Comparisons of Government and Private Sector Payments for Similar Services

January 23, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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