MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Brookline — Busy Thanksgiving Season
Brookline has had a busy week.
First, the town and its unions…
Design it first and then cost it out
Or maybe the title should be "borne back ceaselessly into the…
Flier and Saturday's Senate debate
As noted here last week, the Wall Street Journal opinion piece…
Thoughts on the Route 28X Failure
UPDATE BELOW
What's Route 28X? It was MassDOT's attempt to turn…
Dean Flier on federal health care debate
For those of you who missed today's Wall Street Journal, Dr.…
Fighting for it with all he has got
Where is the Governor on the day when a bill to give 27,000 inner…
Not the time you want this to come out…
From Jamie Vaznis of the Globe's Metro Desk comes one of those…
Ford (Foundation) drives off the road
From the Wall Street Journal comes an incredible story: "The…
I am in favor of job training
I can't be sure, but I'm almost positive that the four Democratic…
Small Employers, there is something you can do.
Many people have received coverage via health care reform and…
Go back to the Governor's bill
The Senate is going to be debating a bill that on the face of…
Innovation or re-inventing the flat tire
The state legislature's rewrite of the governor's two education…
Transparency — Bring it on
On Friday, my old agency released a report entitled “Measuring…
Charter opponents have no more legs to stand on
So the unions and superintendents tried the argument that charters…
More on the US DOE Inspector General's report
I have been at a meeting in North Carolina with budget watchdog…
Federal health care mandate and the Commerce Clause
Robert Levy, chairman of the CATO Institute, is a brilliant guy.…
Putting Children First: The History of Charter Public Schools in Massachusetts
The story of charter schooling in Massachusetts is, by and large, the story of an idea that took hold at the local level and was quickly adopted by legislators who saw charter schools as one key to addressing devastating problems with the state's urban school districts. It is also the story of diverse groups of constituents—politicians, businesspeople, parents, and concerned citizens—coming together to create innovative schooling options for the Massachusetts students that need them most.
Follow the Money: Charter School and District Funding in Massachusetts
Charter public schools operate under five-year charters from the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and are not part of traditional local school districts. Charters often organize around a core mission, curriculum, or teaching method. They are free from district management and local collective bargaining agreements, and they control their own budget and hire teachers and staff separately from the local school district.