MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Study: States Should Replicate AppleTree Institute’s High-Quality Charter Early Ed Program
Report to be discussed in forum on district and charter early…
Study: MBTA Retirement Fund Failings a Cautionary Tale
Study Finds Poor Governance Structure, Lack of Accountability…
State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Help Low-Income Students
Study Finds State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Provide…
6 Reasons Gov. Patrick Should Veto the Convention Center Expansion Bill
Pioneer Institute's Research Director, Greg Sullivan, sent a…
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Easy, wrong, vote on charters
By Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass
This article originally…
Boston Herald: Schoolhouse doors blocked
By Jim Stergios
Originally published in The Boston Herald on…
What Wakefield, NH’s School Board Is Doing to Ensure a First-Rate Education for All Its Students
As state legislatures begin to pick up steam in their efforts…
Pioneer Institute Statement on Senate Charter School Cap Lift Vote
The Senate Turns Back the Clock
Today, the Massachusetts State…
Representative misrepresenting
Chalk this one up to elected officials representing people other…
Study: 5% Increase in Spending Could End Urban Charter School Waitlists in Failing Districts
Study: Urban Charter School Waitlists Could Be Nearly Eliminated…
Is ELD Hiding Its Real Performance?
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs (ELD) is an agency within…
On Common Core, a Study in Contrasts
In a front-page article in June, the Washington Post featured…
New Life Science Industry report: Mass. gained only 55 life science jobs between 2010 and 2012
Last week, Pioneer Institute issued a report calling for Massachusetts…
7 Major Differences between No Child Left Behind and Common Core/Race to the Top
1. Focus of Accountability: Schools or Teachers
Under No Child…
Uber Against the World
Of all the ridesharing services under the public microscope today,…
Meeting the Commonwealth’s Demand: Lifting the Cap on Charter Public Schools in Massachusetts
Charter public schools are one of the few public school choice options available in Massachusetts largely due to restrictions the state constitution imposes on public education spending. Charters outperform traditional public schools; statewide, charter school students gain an additional month and a half of learning in English and two and a half months in math compared to students in traditional public schools.
Giving Kids Credit: Using Scholarship Tax Credits to Increase Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts
While higher-income families have a plethora of K-12 educational options, lower-income families’ options are often limited to the local district school to which they are assigned. This paper proposes a constitutional and fiscally responsible method of expanding educational options for low-income families.
Hard Lessons for Institutional Investors from the MBTA Retirement Fund
This study presents the MBTA Retirement Fund (MBTARF) as a cautionary tale for institutional investors not merely with the benefit of hindsight, but as its story unfolds towards what will likely be an unfortunate conclusion.
Seeds of Achievement: Appletree’s Early Childhood D.C. Charter Schools
Although early childhood education has been on the federal agenda since the 1960s and President Johnson’s War on Poverty, a renewed focus on the value of high-quality early childhood programming, in the form of President Obama’s Preschool for All initiative, has thrust the issue of universal preschool back into the spotlight.