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Report
An Assessment of the Clean Energy Workforce in New England
New research explores how to expand equitable access to clean energy jobs in New England.
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Viva The Mahaiwe!
The latest story in the Change from the Inside Out series features The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and how they built community with a Spanish-speaking audience.
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Blog Post
Navigating the Future: Barr’s Waterfront Initiative Sets Course for Next Phase
Barr's Waterfront Initiative launches refreshed strategy, delving deeper into equitable policy, regulatory reform and fostering collaboration.
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Read the latest Ed(ition): Our Education Program newsletter
In this issue of The (Ed)ition, we are sharing a resource that has been an anchor of Barr’s Education Program work for the past six years. The Indicators of School Quality framework was developed by our partner Springpoint to articulate what excellent high schools look like in practice.