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…

National Education Standards – A Confidence Game?

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http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/03/national_education_standards_a.html Published…

Biden vs. Romney

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http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/294861/biden-vs-romney-katrina-trinko Joe…

Mass. Keeps Close Eye On Supreme Court Health Care Hearings

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http://www.wbur.org/2012/03/29/mass-scotus-health BOSTON —…

Food For Thought on Saving Schools Money in Massachusetts

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Yesterday, the Globe’s Deirdre Fernandes reported on the…

The Political Elegance of the MBTA’s Deficit Solution

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If you want the details of today's MBTA deficit solution, take…

Sigh. Another MBTA Procurement Snafu?

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As a sometimes commuter rail passenger, it's depressing to contemplate…

Why Romneycare outdoes Obamacare

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120327/OPINION04/703279967 President…

Trust Us, We’re Not Nationalizing Curriculum

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The Obama administration can't seem to resist wading into state…

The Other Federal Takeover

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http://www.cato.org/blog/other-federal-takeover Right now…

Alabama Opposes National Education Standards

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http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/15/alabama-opposes-national-education-standards/ Alabama…

Jobs picture in Mass. brightens a bit

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http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/x586830106/Jobs-picture-in-Mass-brightens-a-bit Local…

STERGIOS and ARCHAMBAULT: The way forward post-Obamacare

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/26/the-way-forward-post-obamacare/?page=all#pagebreak The…

Pivotal role of vocational education

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http://www.berkshireeagle.com/editorials/ci_20250784/pivotal-role-vocational-education According…

Hillsdale Constitution 101 Week 6: “Religion, Morality, and Property”

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2864021/posts The…

Policy prescription: States’ fights

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http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/apageofbooks/s_788030.html#axzz2NcwhEhqG If…

WSJ on “The Great Experiment” in Health Care

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Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal($) wrote on Pioneer's…

The Patrick Administration’s Guide to the Public Records Law

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(Co-authored with Pioneer's partner, Muckrock, which has extensive…

Stop grading Massachusetts transparency on a curve

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As Pioneer's Steve Poftak has pointed out, the Office for Administration…

The main event

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201203191500--tms--cthomastq--b-a20120320mar20,0,5228636.column Next…

State Roundup: Union Seeks $80M From N.Y. For Health Aides’ Insurance

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http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2012/March/22/states-health-care.aspx?print=1 Health…

State Spends Millions — No Paper Trail

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Our next adventure in accountability and transparency in state…

Transparency and Accountability for UMASS Law School

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(See correction/clarification below) In an effort to aid in…

Boston-Cambridge Google wars

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http://www.commonwealthmagazine.org/The-Download/177-Boston-Cambridge-Google-wars.aspx “It’s…

Massachusetts Transparency: A long, long waiting game

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For over a year now, the Pioneer Institute has been pursuing a…

National Education Standards – A Confidence Game?

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http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/03/national_education_standards_a.html Published…

The Boston Foundation Whacks Steve Grossman

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The Boston Foundation has put out an interesting document, City…

Back Bay Resident Honored by Mass Women’s Political Caucus

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http://backbay.patch.com/articles/back-bay-resident-honored-by-mass-women-s-political-caucus Back…

How to Pay For High-quality Teachers

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We all want high-quality teachers, right? What are we doing…

Legacy of the ‘Know-Nothings’

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/weston/news/opinions/x770709648/Gass-Legacy-of-the-Know-Nothings#axzz2NcNYjWOG “The…

Fund the MBTA or People Will Die!

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Got your attention? The Metropolitan Area Planning Council…