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    From the MCC: Legislature Approves Cultural Districts, Index to Measure Creativity in School

    The Massachusetts House of Representatives joined the Senate on Wednesday in passing measures to establish state-sponsored cultural districts and explore ways to measure how schools foster student creativity. The provisions were part of broader legislation designed to advance economic development in Massachusetts and reorganize state...

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  • UPMIFA

    Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

    14% of the Massachusetts work force is employed by non-profits. UPMIFA will free funds to provide charities operating cash to maintain jobs and services. The non-profit sector is already shedding jobs, and Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities (MAASH) is asking the Legislature...

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  • Creative Challenge Index Moves Forward

    Creative Challenge Index Moves Forward

    Yesterday at the Massachusetts State House, the Joint Committee on Education heard public testimony on the Creative Challenge Index (House 3547). The bill’s lead sponsors, Rep. Dan Bosley (D-N. Adams) and Senator Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst), were joined fellow supporters by Dan Hunter, MAASH Executive Director...

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