University of Massachusetts Amherst

economics

‘Fight for $15’ moves to Bay State, but economists remain split

BOSTON – Activists who successfully fought for a $15 minimum wage increase in California and New York now have their sights set on the Bay State. The Massachusetts minimum wage, currently set at $10 per hour (the highest in the nation, along with Vermont and California), is scheduled to increase to

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UMass might create School of Public Policy at Amherst campus

Written by Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE — University of Massachusetts officials are considering a proposal to create a new School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst, a move officials hope will boost the profile of the current program.

Title IX

U.S. women’s World Cup win sparks Title IX debate

BOSTON – The U.S. women's soccer team World Cup triumph on Sunday has reignited an old conversation about the limits of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs including athletics. The day after Team USA's 5-2 victory