Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston @RappaportInst
Connecting students, scholars, and civic leaders to promote emerging leaders and new ideas in Greater Boston. hks.harvard.edu/centers/rappap… Cambridge, MA Joined August 2020-
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This week, the Rappaport Institute released a policy brief by @melanierucinski that explores the diversity gap between K-12 students who graduate from Massachusetts schools and those students who later become teachers in the state. Read the brief ⬇️hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/…
Here at @CityOfBoston City Hall on a @Kennedy_School graduate student field trip. Can’t wait to see students’ applied policy projects this spring!
40 intrepid @HarvardGSD and @HKS_MLD_Area students braving 5 degree (-15c) weather on annual outdoor field trip yesterday, viewing gas power plant in @everett as part of green energy project. @Kennedy_School @RappaportInst @TaubmanCenter
New research from @RappaportInst & @TaubmanCenter affiliated faculty @LJBilmes & @jdbk: "Can inclusionary zoning be an effective housing policy in Greater Boston? Evidence from Lynn and Revere." Read here➡️ bit.ly/3wJM2bs
One Black man says Worcester cops have stopped him more than 70 times 👉 bit.ly/3krgx2S. @GBHNews @SamZTurken reports. Last year, @StreetsBoston , @RappaportInst & @HKS_PCJ published a report on how racism is at play in traffic enforcement 👉 bit.ly/3MpHQ73
Chelsea Eats—a program that provided up to $400 a month to low-income families—is returning after a study led by HKS's @JeffreyLiebman found the majority of money previously distributed was spent at places where food was the primary product sold ken.sc/3FaEFgW
This week on the Codcast, Bruce Mohl interviews @JeffreyLiebman of the Harvard Kennedy School and Melody Valdes of @UnitedSouthEnd Settlements about experiments shedding new light on guaranteed income programs. Listen to the full interview here buff.ly/3UPTJ9A.
The application is open for the Rappaport Institute's Public Policy Summer Fellowship! Graduate students from Greater Boston's universities are encouraged to apply by Jan 6 for this paid opportunity to work in Boston's state & local agencies. Learn more: bit.ly/3FNyXTW
A Chelsea, MA COVID-era effort to give needy families $400 a month, no strings attached, successfully helped familes spend more on food & experience lower levels of financial distress-@RappaportInst report. Also @RaisingFloor documentary bostonglobe.com/2022/12/07/bus… via @BostonGlobe
Thx to @JFKJrForum for presenting the documentary on Chelsea Eats program, which fed so many families in Chelsea during the worst parts of COVID. It’s also the largest universal basic income pilot program ever in the US! Now @JeffreyLiebman of @RappaportInst presenting results!
It’s so exciting to see #guaranteedincome programs thriving in #Boston. Don’t miss the new documentary @RaisingFloor, and @BostonGlobe coverage, about the #ChelseaEats program: bostonglobe.com/2022/12/07/bus… @Kennedy_School @ChelseaGov_MA @RappaportInst @Shah_Foundation @JanelleNanos
@RappaportInst @TaubmanCenter Visiting Fellow @DanielleCerny3's work shows how we can build on strong state-local partnerships to advance housing goals. bankerandtradesman.com/for-housing-pr…
New @Kennedy_School @RappaportInst report highlights strong state-local partnership under @MassGovernor Baker & @MassLtGov Polito & its positive results. ow.ly/v0YF50L18Qn .
As former local officials, we know that strong partnerships between local and state officials is critical to the success of the Commonwealth and all 351 of its communities. Since taking office in 2015, we have been committed to deepening our administration's connections locally.

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