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Georgetown’s Dr. Marguerite Roza on K-12 School Finance, Spending, & Results
/in COVID Education, COVID Podcasts, Featured, Podcast /by Micaela DawsonThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Gerard and Cara talk with Dr. Marguerite Roza, Research Professor and Director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University. Professor Roza describes the three distinct phases of how American K-12 education has been funded over the last 40 years, and implications for equity and overall student achievement.
Massachusetts Should Disclose More Information about Its Recent Reduction in the Official Count of Long-term Care Deaths
/in Blog, Blog: Healthcare, Blog: Healthcare Transparency, COVID, COVID Health, COVID Transparency, Healthcare /by David Clancy and Barbara AnthonyThe public — particularly in Massachusetts, where COVID-19’s toll on elders has been so great — has a right to know how many deaths occurred in state-regulated eldercare facilities, and how that compares to the total number of deaths. But the state’s new counting standard clouds this information, and should be corrected or at least disclosed.
Preparing For Disaster: Health Readiness Expert’s Performance Review
/in COVID, COVID Health, COVID Podcasts, Featured, Healthcare, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffHubwonk Host Joe Selvaggi talks with Emergency Preparedness expert Dr. Paul Biddinger about how experts plan for disasters, and what went right and wrong in this pandemic.
Study Warns Massachusetts Tax Proposal Would Deter Investment, Stifling the “Innovation Economy”
/in COVID Economy, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Graduated Income Tax, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffA state constitutional amendment promoted by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Service Employees International Union adding a 4 percent surtax to all annual income above $1 million could devastate innovative startups dependent on Boston’s financial services industry for funding, ultimately hampering the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 economic recession, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute.
Hilda Torres Makes the Grade
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, JobMakers, Related Education Blogs /by Editorial StaffThis week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Hilda Torres, an immigrant from Mexico who runs My Little Best Friends Early Learning Center in Malden, Massachusetts. One of the most successful businesses in the city, the center enrolls over 100 students whose parents come from more than 25 different countries. In this episode, Hilda shares how she used the tools of education, and her own grit and determination, to make her mark in the land of opportunity.