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Lifelines for the Untethered: Research to Reach and Recover Homeless Americans
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffThis week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with Stephen Eide, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute about his newly released book, Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem, in which he asserts that a better understanding of the many challenges facing each homeless individual can lead to a tailored and more durable policy solution to this enduring societal problem.
Barnstable County: What Towns Tax the Most?
/0 Comments/in Blog: Transparency, Housing /by Etelson AlciusThe housing market has been the center of American economic growth and decline for decades. Many potential home buyers consider residential property taxation and single-family tax bills in choosing a community. As such, property taxes can impact regional housing markets, as people consider whether those markets are affordable. One super-hot real estate market right now is Barnstable County, Massachusetts, which makes up most of Cape Cod. So what do tax rates look like on the Cape? per $1,000 in assessed valued. According to the graph above, the tax rates per $1,000 in assessed value for the majority of municipalities within Barnstable county are far below the statewide average of $14.92, with the town of Sandwich as the only […]
As States Compete for Talent and Families, Massachusetts Experienced a Six-Fold Increase in Lost Wealth Compared to a Decade Earlier
/in Blog, Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Graduated Income Tax, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffWith competition for businesses and talent heating up across the country, in 2020 Massachusetts shed taxpayers and wealth at a clip six times faster than even just a decade ago. Between 2010 to 2020, Massachusetts’ net loss of adjusted gross Income (AGI) to other states due to migration grew from $422 million to $2.6 billion, according to recently released IRS data now available on Pioneer Institute’s Massachusetts IRS Data Discovery website. Over 71 percent of the loss was to Florida and New Hampshire, both no income tax states.
David Ferreira & Chris Sinacola on MA’s Nation-Leading Voc-Tech Schools
/in Academic Standards, Blog: Education, Featured, Podcast, School Choice, VTE - Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talk with Chris Sinacola and David Ferreira, co-editors of Pioneer’s new book, Hands-On Achievement: Massachusetts’s National Model Vocational-Technical Schools. They share information from their new book on the story of the Bay State’s nation-leading voc-tech schools, and how accountability tools from the state’s 1993 education reform law propelled their success.
Book Finds Massachusetts Voc-Tech Schools Are National Model, Calls for Expansion
/in Academic Standards, Featured, Press Releases, Press Releases: Choice Programs, Press Releases: Education, Press Releases: School Choice, Press Releases: Voc Tech, School Choice /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts vocational-technical schools — boasting minuscule dropout rates, strong academic performance, and graduates prepared for careers or higher education — should be expanded to meet growing demand, according to a new book published by Pioneer Institute.