Known as the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, the law was supported by the MMA and many other groups. The law requires Massachusetts employers with 25 or more employees to disclose reasonable wage or salary ranges when hiring for a position — something that is already a common practice across local government.
Upon passage of the Commonwealth's “High School Completers” Tuition Equity Law on July 1, Massachusetts has expanded access to instate tuition rates, as well as to state financial aid programming, for all students who have attended high school in the Commonwealth for at least three (3) years, ...
Overview. In August 2023, Massachusetts passed a Tuition Equity Law that created a pathway allowing all students, namely undocumented students, to access state higher education benefits through the Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA).
Be enrolled in at least three undergraduate credits per semester in an eligible program. Not have received a prior bachelor's degree or professional degree or their equivalent. Be maintaining satisfactory academic progress in ance with institutional and federal standards.
The equity statement indicates if a small business owner needs to invest more capital to cover shortfalls, or if they can draw more profits. Small business owners utilize this data when making business decisions, such as expansion and diversification.
Ing to the National Equity Project, “Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.” This process involves “ensuring equally high outcomes” for all students while “removing the predictability of success or failures that…
A vision of educational equity requires that each learner gets what they need. Educators and school leaders need to take goal-driven action to disrupt oppressive systems, policies, and practices that create and sustain achievement, opportunity, and wealth gaps for historically-underserved students.