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…

Mass Connector Called Before Congress To Explain Failed Rollout

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Chris Cassidy at the Boston Herald is reporting that Jean Yang,…

Audio: Lead Mathematics Standards-Writer William McCallum

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These audio clips are from Professor William McCallum's remarks…

Debunking Common Core Myths

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One of the most interesting phenomena in the “Common Core War”…

Cokie Roberts Speaking at Forum on Women in U.S. History, Literature, & Schooling

Cokie Roberts among Speakers at Forum on Women in U.S. History,…

Pioneer’s Transparency Update: “Sunshine Week” Edition

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While sunshine in government operations should be a 365-day calling,…

Massachusetts Deserves Better Education Leadership

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Massachusetts Deserves Better Education Leadership Education…

ACA Spiking Premiums in Massachusetts, More Than 300 Cancellations of Plans

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The Patrick Administration has been publicly touting that health…

Convention Center Expansion Pricetag: $5 Billion in Foregone Revenue

Convention Center Expansion Would Cost About $5 Billion in Foregone…

Step it up, UMASS

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You've come a long way, baby! Or maybe not. It's been 42 years…

Setting the Record Straight on Common Core Part 2

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Pioneer Institute has been a prime mover in the debate over Common…

Common Core Math’s House of Hay

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More than once, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has described…

Does Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Expansion Really Pay for Itself?

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With the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) claiming that no new taxes or fees would be needed to expand the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), it came as no surprise that a $1 billion convention center expansion bill sailed through a November Joint Committee on State Administration hearing without opposition. But when something seems too good to be true, it usually is, and a closer look at the convention center legislation reveals that the "no new taxes or fees" claim isn't quite as airtight as they've led us to believe.