MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Regionalization: Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts
Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts Author(s):…
Regionalization: Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts
Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts Author(s):…
Hard Decisions, Needed Leadership
This report seeks to identify savings to help close a looming $1 billion to $1.5 billion gap in the Commonwealth's FY09 budget. As a follow-up to a Pioneer press release outlining $600 million in immediate cuts, dated October 8, 2008, we have scoured the budget for savings and reforms, with an eye toward actions that can be undertaken immediately. This report identifies $700 million in budget savings.
Hard Decisions, Needed Leadership
Author(s): — Publication date: 2008-10-17 Category: Better…
Regionalization: Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts
Regionalization is a perennial favorite. In its various incarnations – inter-local agreements, shared services, regionalism – it is popular in theory and universally acknowledged to save money but not as widespread as one might expect. The urge to regionalize goes through periods of intense interest when budgets are tight, then is frequently ended by bureaucratic inertia and parochialism.
Vocational-Technical Education in Massachusetts
Massachusetts, a pioneer in many ways, has always been at the forefront of vocational technical education. A century ago, the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School opened in Northampton. Smith is still operating today, and is the forerunner to a mode of education that remains vitally important to the state’s workforce. Massachusetts’ Vocational-Technical Education (VTE) is a unique method of academic, career, and extracurricular activity that creates a comprehensive blend of opportunity and advancement.