To help low-income students, build more affordable housing in high-performing school districts, report says
By James Vaznis Globe Staff,Updated February 22, 2021, 7:21 p.m.
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Massachusetts and other New England states should create more affordable housing in suburbs with high-performing schools to expand educational opportunities for low-income students, according to a report released Monday that said New England has among the widest achievement gaps nationwide.
Creating more affordable housing in affluent communities would also remedy gaps in achievement between white students and those who are Black or Latino â and who are more likely to be living in poverty â according to the report, from the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he.
Secretary William Galvin. (Sam Doran/SHNS)
After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he would file legislation this month to make the option a permanent fixture of the Massachusetts voting system.
Galvin said his bill would also expand in-person early voting and implement same-day voter registration in Massachusetts, allowing eligible voters who need to register or update their voting information to do so at the polls on Election Day before casting their ballot.
Currently, voters must be registered at least 20 days before Election Day in order to vote. Galvin s bill would let anyone who missed the deadline to register on Election Day at the polls, but not during the intervening period, and voters would not be permitted to change party affiliation on the day of the primary.
Galvin Proposes Permanent Mail-In, Early Voting in Mass. Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he would file legislation this month to make the option a permanent fixture of the Massachusetts voting system. By State House News Service •
Published February 10, 2021
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After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he would file legislation this month to make the option a permanent fixture of the Massachusetts voting system.
Galvin said his bill would also expand in-person early voting and implement same-day voter registration in Massachusetts, allowing eligible voters who need to register or update their voting information to do so at the polls on Election Day before casting their ballot.