May 13, 2026 May 13, 2026State budget update: the Senate’s proposalThe Massachusetts Senate is finalizing its fiscal year 2027 budget proposal. Between Tuesday, May 5, and Friday, May 8, senators […]
March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026Our intern Rachel Ledoux talks about her policy research in Massachusetts—and for CaliforniaRachel Ledoux grew up in a rural community in Vermont where she saw inequality up close. She saw that money mattered: […]
November 6, 2024 November 6, 2024Advocating for educational equity in MassachusettsThe last time we checked in with the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), the organization had released a report calling […]
March 1, 2024 March 1, 2024The Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative takes center stage at EEC’s Board meetingGovernor Maura Healey’s recent announcement about her Gateway to Pre-K agenda has many early education and care programs wondering, what […]
January 11, 2024 January 11, 2024Investing in early literacyMassachusetts is making a welcome investment in early literacy, “awarding $850,000 to four organizations to increase access to evidence-based and culturally […]
December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023State Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler talks about early education on WBURThis week, Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler spoke to WBUR radio about how he’s working to stabilize, heal, and transform […]
May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023Our Advocacy Network in Action: Adrienne ArmstrongBack when Barack Obama was president, Adrienne Armstrong worked in corporate marketing. Today, she’s a family child care provider and […]
May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021In quotes: saying goodbye to Eric Carle“One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and — pop! — out of the egg came a tiny and […]
December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020An app helps adults share rich language with children “What we know from the research on reading – and what was just confirmed by the national Reading for […]