"Poverty is changing, and policy responses must change too," argues an important recent report published by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute and the left-leaning Brookings Institution.
The document — the product of a bipartisan group of top scholars — combines political diversity with shared values to make a dozen recommendations for strengthening families, work, and education in the United States.
STATE HOUSE — It's unlikely that the Massachusetts House and Senate will be able to agree on a charter school expansion bill that would prompt charter school proponents to drop a proposed ballot question, key lawmakers told school committee members on Tuesday.
The ballot question calls for the addition of 12 charter schools per year in Massachusetts. Supporters say it will open up educational opportunities for students on waiting lists while critics say charter expansion will diminish capabilities of traditional public schools.
