MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Zoned Out

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Ouch. The BPS has already pulled its first proposal for altering…

Without comment

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...School Superintendent Carol Johnson presented a preliminary…

Gulp

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Jim Cramer is obviously a smart guy with a schtick. It's kind…

Erroll Tyler and the IJ lawsuit

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Kudos to the Globe editorial page and to the Boston Herald for…

Just Asking

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Apparently University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim…

First Nick's Beef and Beer, then Triple D's, now. . .

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In the Globe's front-page article this morning about a proposed…

Musings on the Governor's Transportation Plan

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The title above is accurate -- these are simply musings because…

The Thin Blue Line Freezes Out Menino

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UPDATE -- As the Herald reports today (and two commenters from…

Nationalization is Coming

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Its clear that the occasional side conversations are entering…

Getting There: Transportation Reform in 2009

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Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2009-02-16 Category:…

Is global warming due to sulfur and not carbon

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A great post by DA Mittell on his new blog (welcome to the blogosphere,…

Lincoln 200 and the US History MCAS requirement

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Anne Neal of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)…

Breaking News in Boston is Yesterday's News in Worcester

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The Globe has been cranking out articles touting the virtues…

Somehow, Some Ideas Just Never Die

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An editorial this morning in the Herald revealed that Congressman…

Boston School Choice Surprise

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I've written previously on the Boston school lottery and last…

Government apples and private apples

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I've always thought state policy is more interesting than federal…

Ban the Lobbyists and…

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Someone finally read the outside sections of the Governor's budget…

Il Sorpasso

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A great Italian movie of the early sixties directed by Dino Risi,…

A Step Backwards: An Analysis of the 21st Century Skills Task Force Report

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The purpose of this policy brief is to help DESE set priorities for implementation of the task force's recommendations. It outlines areas where Pioneer believes the task force has crafted useful recommendations and suggests how they might be implemented. It also calls attention to recommendations that we believe are mistaken in their emphasis on skills and pedagogy over academic content, and display a lack of practicality and knowledge of both state policy and local, district-level realities.

Getting There: Transportation Reform in 2009

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Transportation policy will play a prominent role in Massachusetts politics over the coming months. The Massachusett Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) structural deficit is projected to grow to $160 million in FY2010. The MassPike is facing an operating deficit and the potential implosion of its financing structure. MassHighway is scrambling to initiate a $3 billion accelerated bridge repair program that will leave us with hundreds of structurally deficient bridges even after it is done.

A Step Backwards: An Analysis of the 21st Century Skills Task Force Report

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Author(s): Jim Stergios — Publication date: 2009-02-17 Category:…