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…

Why soft skills are pernicious

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Way back in February 2009, we criticized a report issued by the…

Time for nailbiting

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Massachusetts has submitted its Race to the Top application and…

Murphy Beats Grossman!

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See, I told you so, someone needed to join Steve Grossman in…

Where's Martha?

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Its not easy being the Attorney General. You step on too many…

On Finn and Linn

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Checker Finn has a great blog at the Flypaper, which notes the…

Connecting with small businesses?

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State House News Service (subscription required) reports that…

Arne Duncan goes DC

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There was/is the big push to centralize health care. Now centralize…

That Didn't Take Long

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I heard it for the first time last night -- "Benedict Brown". And…

Legislature Skips Plan Design

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The Legislature is rolling out a "Municipal Relief Act" today,…

Randi blah-blah-blah?

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Central Falls (RI) School Superintendent Frances Gallo is moving…

Charters and disadvantaged students

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We've had some long discussions with legislators and the media…

Calling Glenn Koocher

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I am pretty sure you have seen the number of online tools Pioneer…

The missing link – student data and teacher performance

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Dan Willingham's good piece in the Boston Globe on what makes…

Time for the Essex County Retirement Board To Go

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Governor Patrick, either through PERAC or through legislation,…

Together We Can…Fight Adverse Selection

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Charlie Baker and Deval Patrick seem to agree on something. In…

Don't Say That – Deval Patrick Edition

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My youngest has the charming habit of responding to my unwelcome…

Giving the Convention Center Its Due

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Let's hear it for the MCCA -- they just posted their audited…

NY and IL Always Make Me Feel Better

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This has been a tough year for MA politics, with multiple indictments…

Small thought on TV personalities

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I have always been more interested in U.S. Secretary of Education…

Globe Metro Columnists Take A Victory Lap on UMASS Law School

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Adrian Walker picks up where his colleague Yvonne Abraham left…

Let's Lose the Fast Lane Gates on the Tobin

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On Jan.1, MassDOT took over the Tobin Bridge from MassPort. Sadly,…

The Secret Weapon in the Auditor's Race

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I blogged a few days ago about the crowded field for the Auditor's…

Opportunity for Coakley in March

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While the Democratic party "commentariat" has had afield day…

Secretary Reville does Mel Gibson

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At the January 26 Board of Education meeting that dealt primarily…

Ugh…

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Well, the Board of Higher Ed approved the acquisition of the…

Stim Engine Falters

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Dear Patrick Administration PR Dream Team: The tried-and-true…

One of These Pols Is Not Like The Others

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The Phoenix's David Bernstein trolls through the most recent…

Writing Instruction in Massachusetts

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This new Pioneer Institute policy brief on student writing in our schools will be helpful if it highlights the understanding that students will need to write often and at length in college and beyond.

Why Race to the Middle?

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In short, the rush to move from 50 state standards to a single set of standards for 50 states in less than one year, as well as the lack of transparency in CCSSI’s procedures, have excluded the kind and extent of public discussion merited by the huge policy implications of such a move.