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Recent News
- Massachusetts Appleseed Strengthens Leadership with Three New Board Appointments as Organization Prepares to Deepen Its Impact December 18, 2025
- Appleseed Celebrates Successful 17th Annual Good Apple Awards, Honoring Leaders Advancing Justice, Equity, and Access December 4, 2025
- Massachusetts Language Access Coalition to Host Webinar Launch Event October 16, 2025
- About Our Research: Using Quantitative Data Requests from State Agencies as a Data Collection Method September 18, 2025

The Federal Government Reverses Progress On School Discipline
By Jake Hofstetter | Research and Policy Associate In the wake of the massacres in Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas, the Trump administration proposed several steps, such as arming teachers, to improve school safety. In addition to these proposals, the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her Commission on School Safety released a report that also […]
2019 Good Apple Reception Announcement
Save the Date! March 28, 2019 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Award Ceremony Boston Harbor Hotel, Wharf Room 12th Annual Good Apple Award On Thursday, March 28th 2019 Massachusetts Appleseed will host its 12th annual Good Apple reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel. We are pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Good […]
Jessica L. Ellis and Samuel R. Gates Join Massachusetts Appleseed’s Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice welcomed Jessica L. Ellis, a Hearing Officer in the Legal Division at the Department of Public Utilities, and Samuel R. Gates, an Associate at Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP, to its Board of Directors on November 27, 2018. The Massachusetts Appleseed Center, a […]
Melanie L. Todman Appointed Co-Vice Chair of Massachusetts Appleseed’s Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Board of Directors unanimously voted at its September 25th board meeting to appoint Melanie L. Todman, Associate at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, to join Justin J. Wolosz of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP as co-Vice Chair. The Massachusetts Appleseed Center, a non-profit […]
John A. Shutkin of CliftonLarsonAllenLLP Joins Massachusetts Appleseed Board
For Immediate Release Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice welcomed John A. Shutkin, General Counsel of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, to its Board of Directors at its board meeting on September 25, 2018. The Massachusetts Appleseed Center, a non-profit organization that advocates for systemic reform in areas such as education, youth homelessness, and access […]
The Formal Session Ends: Let’s Break It Down
It’s over! The formal session of the Legislature ended at midnight on Tuesday, which means, although the Legislature will continue to meet in informal sessions, action on the most remaining controversial legislation will be tabled until January 2019. So what are the results? Read more below about how our priorities fared in the FY19 budget […]