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…

Richard M. Freeland Delivers the Goods

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The Board of Higher Ed staff has just put out a recommendation…

Gavin to Gavin

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Robert Gavin of the Globe covered our new report Failure to Thrive…

Flatline

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In 2001, the US economy went through a recession. From 2002 -…

A Responsible Board of Higher Ed Would Ask

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Pioneer has weighed in on the UMASS-Dartmouth law school issue…

Answer This Before You Expand the Convention Center

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The Convention Center Authority has convened a panel of Boston’s…

Close Hughes?

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Pioneer has always taken the view that the state should close…

Gentle tap on the shoulders

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The governor gave everyone a less than gentle reminder of why…

New Report on MA Reform

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It’s too bad that this new Cato report on health care reform…

Sleeping through the election

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Two quick hits on yesterday's election. One's obvious. The geographical…

NEA $1M to Kennedy Institute

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From our Education Intelligence Agent: The National Education…

MassDOT Developers Must Be Stopped

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Dear Secretary Mullan, Last year, I criticized manual toll collection,…

Nit Twit

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Twittering is not something I do, but Dearest Colleague Poftak…

Nearing victory on charters

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President Obama and U.S. Education Secretary Duncan changed the…

NEA: $26M to Advocacy Groups

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From our man in Havana (the Education Intelligence Agency) comes…

Pleading For A Naked Display of Public Power

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Ok, not a typical request from these pages, but the ongoing delays…

Spinbusting — State Workforce Numbers

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Rejoice, rejoice, the 2009 CAFR is out and with it, a consistent,…

Confused by Menino's Inaugural

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He hits the right note early on in the speech: The right bill…

You think we have problems

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Italy is nice. I am in Italy. So things are good, right? Well,…

Lowering the Bar to Get a Passing Grade

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Southern New England School of Law (SNESL) is a regionally accredited law school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1981 and unsuccessfully sought American Bar Association (ABA) accreditation in 1997 and again in 1999.

Debunking the Myths About Charter Public Schools

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Charter public schools have existed in Massachusetts since 1995, after enabling legislation was included in the landmark Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) of 1993. Originally conceived as laboratories for educational innovation that could offer choice for families and competition for traditional district schools, charters are public schools that may not discriminate as to whom they accept.

Failure to Thrive: Job Creation and Loss in Massachusetts: 1990 – 2007

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This brief examines how jobs have been created and lost in Massachusetts in the eighteen- year period (1990-2007) leading up to the current recession.

An Interim Report Card on Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Part 1

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The focus of this report is on the reduction of barriers to access.

2010 Better Government Competition – “Governing in a Time of Crisis”

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2010 Better Government Competition Compendium of Winning Entries - "Governing in a Time of Crisis"