Policy Brief: UMass Has a Spending Problem

Author: Greg Sullivan

Date: 6/6/2018

Pioneer’s Director of Research, Greg Sullivan, releases a follow-up policy brief to address the source of UMass’ financial woes. The University of Massachusetts claims admissions policies that favor out-of-state students over in-state residents are required as a result of insufficient state funding growth, but the data tell a different story.

Related Posts

Red/Blue Connector? Gone.

0 Comments

/

August 3, 2011

Last week, MassDOT did the right thing - effectively ending the…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-08-03 13:00:272022-03-31 12:41:45Red/Blue Connector? Gone.

Pay No Mind to the Thieves from NH

0 Comments

/

July 29, 2011

How do we create jobs? If you read media accounts, you'd think…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-29 12:07:502022-03-31 12:42:38Pay No Mind to the Thieves from NH

The MBTA Gets One Right

0 Comments

/

July 27, 2011

It has almost become blood sport in these parts to pick on the…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-27 13:35:422022-03-31 12:43:04The MBTA Gets One Right

The New Normal: Job Creation In Massachusetts

0 Comments

/

July 22, 2011

Trying to figure out the jobs picture in Massachusetts is a challenging…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-22 13:20:002022-03-31 12:43:42The New Normal: Job Creation In Massachusetts

The Relentless Quest for Expansion

0 Comments

/

July 20, 2011

Some familiar faces are once again calling for new revenues for…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-20 13:00:052022-03-31 12:44:12The Relentless Quest for Expansion

Meet the Pillars of the Clean Economy

0 Comments

/

July 15, 2011

Yep, your friendly MBTA bus driver and local garbage collector…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Garbage-Man.jpg 346 347 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-15 09:06:552016-04-11 09:13:59Meet the Pillars of the Clean Economy

Learning the Wrong Lesson

0 Comments

/

July 13, 2011

Cutting through the bureaucratese of the assembled emails and…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-13 09:00:572022-03-31 12:44:59Learning the Wrong Lesson

Their Solution is Dilution

0 Comments

/

July 12, 2011

If there was any confusion about what Massachusetts public employee…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Taylor Armerding https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Taylor Armerding2011-07-12 17:16:232022-03-31 12:46:32Their Solution is Dilution

Vermont Single-Payer Plan Full of Holes

3 Comments

/

July 7, 2011

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts held a…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/VT-map-upside-down1.bmp 571 374 Joshua Archambault https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Joshua Archambault2011-07-07 13:21:152013-04-09 10:06:16Vermont Single-Payer Plan Full of Holes

Muni Health Leap of Faith?

0 Comments

/

July 6, 2011

This space has written previously on the muni health portion…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-06 09:38:332022-03-31 12:47:03Muni Health Leap of Faith?

A Platform You Can Believe In

0 Comments

/

July 6, 2011

Finally, a political party I can support unreservedly: Switzerland's…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-06 09:38:052022-03-31 12:47:57A Platform You Can Believe In

Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Out of My Hat

0 Comments

/

July 5, 2011

Again? Ruffle up my sleeve. Presto. The Great and Good…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Jim Stergios https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Jim Stergios2011-07-05 14:41:192022-03-31 12:48:51Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Out of My Hat

State budget: Late and not so great

1 Comment

/

July 3, 2011

With the next fiscal year now the current fiscal year, it’s…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Taylor Armerding https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Taylor Armerding2011-07-03 16:14:412012-10-11 17:27:58State budget: Late and not so great

Virtually There

0 Comments

/

July 2, 2011

If Massachusetts has because of lack of leadership within the…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Jim Stergios https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Jim Stergios2011-07-02 12:43:562013-04-24 13:27:50Virtually There

Hold the Victory Lap

0 Comments

/

July 1, 2011

The Conference Budget contains substantive reform to municipal…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-07-01 10:11:142012-10-11 17:28:07Hold the Victory Lap

Have Much Drinking Should You Do At Ed Meetings?

1 Comment

/

June 30, 2011

OK, I tried in my previous post to give a higher level policy…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Steve Poftak https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Steve Poftak2011-06-30 09:23:152012-10-11 17:28:10Have Much Drinking Should You Do At Ed Meetings?

Facilities Guide for New and Expanding Charter Schools

June 28, 2011

New report offers best practices from successful Massachusetts charter schools to help other charter leaders navigate the facilities development process

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Editorial Staff https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Editorial Staff2011-06-28 16:23:332019-07-17 15:57:08Facilities Guide for New and Expanding Charter Schools

Virtually Worlds Apart

0 Comments

/

June 26, 2011

Mirror-mirror on the wall, which states are pushing innovation…

https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png 0 0 Jim Stergios https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_440x96.png Jim Stergios2011-06-26 08:34:442013-04-24 13:27:51Virtually Worlds Apart