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Please join us for our March policy call. The topic will be an update on early education. For more information about this event, please contact Debbie Carroll at dcarroll@masstaxpayers.org. MTF members, click HERE to register. Upcoming Calls MTF's Monthly Policy Calls are members-only webinars…

In addition to other federal relief money, Massachusetts received $314 million in child care stabilization funds through the American Rescue Plan Act, according to a brief from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. States are required to spend 90 percent of the stabilization funds directly on…

Over the last two years, the federal government has spent trillions of dollars to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and spur an equitable economic recovery. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act),…

Now is the time for the education establishment to embrace the greater foundational change that is needed to deliver for students, even if it makes adults in the system uncomfortable. Despite their long-held view that money alone will fix the problems endemic in our schools, just pouring additional…

As we emerge from the pandemic, the need for robust pathways to economic opportunity is urgent. Students and businesses alike are demanding access to the skills needed for success in our dynamic economy. A recent report from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) found that 44…

The third big question is how to pay for everything. The Mass Taxpayers Foundation forecasts a $6 billion loss in state revenue in FY 2021, which starts July 1. This gigantic shortfall greatly reduces the chances of new revenue for schools from the Student Opportunity Act (SOA).

The letter, circulated by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and signed by groups including Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, said employers are reporting trouble finding qualified candidates for…

To help inform voters on the issues of charter schools, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation released a report that explains public school funding and analyzes the impact of charter schools on the Commonwealth’s school districts concluding that charter school funding is proportionate to charter…