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…

Eliminating the Competition?

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State regulations promulgated in December are going to close…

Globe down 23%! Is it the price hike?

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Jon Chesto says it is in a WickedLocal report. I wonder, though.…

2 reasons why the Connector can't meet small biz insurance needs

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Two thoughts on why the Massachusetts Connector has done such…

Award-winning film on public schools – Kendall, 4/30 – 5/6

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Not to be missed for anyone who cares about public schools is…

Why's the Connector so slow in providing insurance choices to small biz?

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It is amazing to watch the Governor take credit for slapping…

A constitutional threat

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The Globe’s editorial early in the month welcoming Sarah Palin…

Not an American political convention

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Saturday post. Off topic but hopefully a fun video. Intro. The…

MA & FL should get together to drive ed reform in US

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I often say two things in different ways: (1) MA is #1 on the…

IN says no thanks to RttT

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So I guess Arne Duncan's "pretty please" letter to the Governors…

Letter from Arne Duncan: Please re-apply…

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When translated from the language of the feds, the US Secretary…

Disappointing piece from Dave Driscoll in the Globe

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Former MA education commissioner David Driscoll opined today…

Kansas: Keep your Race to yourself

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Kansas is not applying for Race to the Top funds, according to…

MBTA: Walking the Tightrope

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On the face of it the MBTA and its new General Manager Richard…

Who's Milquetoast? The envelope please…

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So some of you did not get the reference to Caspar Milquetoast,…

Watering down Milquetoast

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Jamie Vaznis in today's Globe presents a bombshell: The state’s…

A missed opportunity to fix small business insurance

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Small business insurance has been a mess in this state for a…

He is a maestro

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Watch the video clip of Governor Patrick speaking in Lowell,…

Did He Say That?

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From today's Jack Spillane piece on SouthCoastToday.com (and…

Donal Fox!

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I know I am supposed to spruce up the blog with references to…

Facing the Economic Crisis: Challenges for Massachusetts Police Chiefs

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This paper provides a brief account of experiences and challenges facing police chiefs in several mid-sized cities in Massachusetts, the factors which impact their decision making and the strategies they utilize, and discusses the various ways in which chiefs are adapting to changing financial and social contexts.

Municipal Benchmarks for Massachusetts Middle Cities: Educational Achievement

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A Look at Educational Achievement Author(s): Dr. Robert D. Gaudet…

How Washington is undermining the Bay State's high education standards

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We did not miss out on the Race to the Top primarily because…

An Interim Report Card on Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Part 4

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This report is the final report in a series of four. Earlier reports in this series evaluated access to health insurance and health care, equitable and sustainable financing, and administrative efficiency. The focus of this report will be on cost-effective quality, and the analysis will be organized by the four "Scorecard Metric,' presented in Figure 1. 

Municipal Benchmarks for Massachusetts Middle Cities: Educational Achievement

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This study is limited to identifying which Middle City districts stand out in terms of improving MCAS scores or reducing the dropout rate. The research is not designed to identify the reasons why a certain district outperforms other districts. The work only considers achievement and dropout data in the analysis; it does not utilize any qualitative data about curriculum and instruction in the Middle Cities districts.