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

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

May 8, 2020 | READ ONLINE

Federal Student Loan Debt Relief Significant, but Insufficient

May 1, 2020 | READ ONLINE

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 | READ ONLINE

MA Property Taxes: Who Pays? Recommendations for More Progressive Policies

February 28, 2020 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Four items to watch in the budget debate

January 21, 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

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

October 15, 2019 | PDF

Making Every Student Count

October 7, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

FY 2020 budget provides education funding increase, includes some revenue

September 19, 2019 | READ ONLINE

Towards Equity: School Funding Reform in Massachusetts

June 17, 2019 | READ ONLINE | 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

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Need to Invest in Education and Transportation

April 11, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Incidence of State and Local Taxes in Massachusetts and Effects of the Fair Share Amendment

April 11, 2019 | READ ONLINE | 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

Video Explainer: Building an Education System that Works for Everyone

January 23, 2019 | READ ONLINE

Five Things to Look for in the FY 2020 Budget

January 22, 2019 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

December 4, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Analyzing the State Budget for FY 2019

September 6, 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

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

June 6, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

March 1, 2018 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Excellence for All: Supporting English Language Learners in Massachusetts

October 26, 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 Leads Nation in Education; Federal Budget Proposals Could Have Wide-Ranging Impacts

June 13, 2017 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

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

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

Income Growth and Gateway Cities: What Happened, and Is There a Path Back to Broadly Shared Prosperity?

July 12, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Analyzing the House FY 2017 Budget

April 29, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Monitor

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

Building a Strong Economy: The Roles of Education, Transportation, and Tax Policy

January 15, 2016 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Race to Equity: The State of Black Massachusetts

December 11, 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

The Right Size for Learning: Class Sizes in Massachusetts

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

Beyond the Bell: Options for Increased Learning Time

November 12, 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

Building a Foundation for Success

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

Higher Learning, Lower Funding: The Decline in Support for Higher Education in Massachusetts

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

Census Data Shows Massachusetts has Untapped Capacity to Invest in Public Education

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

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

September 19, 2013 | READ ONLINE | KIDS COUNT

Egerman and Berger: Education is the path to prosperity [Op-Ed]

September 8, 2013 | READ ONLINE

A Well-Educated Workforce is Key to State Prosperity

August 22, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF

Report: Long-term education investments lead to higher wages

August 22, 2013 | READ ONLINE

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

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

Comparing Revenue Proposals for Transportation, Education, and Other Investments

May 9, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Brief

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

May 2, 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

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

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

Investments and Revenue in the Governor's Budget

February 28, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Brief

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

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

Tax cuts that continue to haunt Mass.

February 12, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Op-Ed

Budget Monitor: the Governor's Budget for FY 2014

January 24, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Monitor

A First Look at the Governor's Proposals on Education, Transportation, and Revenue

January 18, 2013 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Budget Brief

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

The Rise and Fall of Local Aid in Massachusetts

December 20, 2012 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

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

November 27, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF

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

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

January 23, 2011 | READ ONLINE | PDF

MassBudget Brief: Fiscal Year 2012 Chapter 70 Education Aid Preview

January 11, 2011 | PDF | Budget Brief

The State of Working Massachusetts 2010

January 2, 2011 | PDF

Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works

December 7, 2010 | READ ONLINE | PDF | Factsheet

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

September 1, 2010 | PDF

The Education Jobs Fund and its Impact on Massachusetts Schools

August 18, 2010 | PDF | Factsheet

FMAP and an Education Jobs Fund: State Fiscal Relief To Strengthen the National Economy, Reduce State Budget Cuts, and Create Jobs

August 10, 2010 | PDF

FISCAL FALLOUT: The Great Recession, Policy Choices, and State Budget Cuts

July 30, 2010 | PDF | Budget Brief

Budget Brief: Chapter 70 Funding Options for K-12 Education

April 12, 2010 | PDF | Budget Brief

Budget Browser: A new online, interactive tool

April 6, 2010

An Unstable Ladder: How the Fiscal Crisis is Threatening Education and Work Support Programs for Many Women

January 12, 2010 | PDF

MassBudget Brief: Economic Development Tax Expenditures

December 2, 2009 | PDF | Budget Brief

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Education

October 26, 2009 | PDF | Factsheet

The State of Working Massachusetts: Labor Day 2009

September 6, 2009 | PDF

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: Where We Are, What Has Changed, and Options Ahead for Fiscal Year 2011

September 4, 2009 | PDF

Education Financing in Massachusetts and the 50 States, Fiscal Year 2006

July 1, 2009 | PDF

School Finance Reform and the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget

April 28, 2009 | PDF

MassBudget Brief: The Governor's Distribution of ARRA Education Funding

April 3, 2009 | PDF | Budget Brief

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Massachusetts

February 13, 2009 | PDF | Factsheet

Massachusetts Online Budget Game: Can you cut $12.6 billion from the state budget?

October 17, 2008 | PDF

Education in Massachusetts: Governor Patrick's Education Proposals and the Current State of Massachusetts Primary and Secondary Education Spending

January 15, 2008 | PDF

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: Where We Are, What Has Changed, and Options Ahead

November 24, 2006 | PDF

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: Putting Recent Reform Proposals in Context

May 20, 2006 | PDF

Funding Public School Education in Massachusetts

April 26, 2006 | PDF | Factsheet

Kids, Cuts, and Consequences: How Cuts to Effective Public Programs Hurt Our Children

November 28, 2005 | PDF

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: How It Works, Trends Since 1993

November 2, 2005 | PDF

Real Cuts - Real People - Real Pain: The Effects of the Fiscal Crisis on Women and Girls in Massachusetts

December 7, 2004 | PDF

Cuts That Hurt: An Examination of Painful Cuts in the FY2004 State Budget

January 27, 2004 | PDF

Public School Funding in Massachusetts: How Does the Commonwealth Compare to the Nation?

January 16, 2004 | PDF

Three Years of Spending Cuts and Their Effects on Low- and Moderate-Income People

August 29, 2003 | PDF