MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Best Practices in Expansion and Replication
This paper considers what the limited expansion of some charter organizations in the Commonwealth has looked like so far, and explores the different legal and policy conditions that enable large charter and educational management organizations to flourish. It does so with an eye to understanding whether Massachusetts might benefit from policy changes that encourage the expansion of operators already in the state and provide incentives for successful outside operators to bring their programs to the Commonwealth. Recommendations include providing pathways for new, innovative providers to enter the state.
Cap, Talent Pipeline, And Facilities Funding Among Factors Prohibiting State Charter Sector From Achieving Scale
“Yes” vote on statewide ballot initiative could attract more…
New Video Release: The Time to Act
Today, Pioneer is pleased to present a powerful video about the bigger picture - why the fight to expand charter public schools matters to all of us.
Putting Healthcare Consumers First
Last week, Massachusetts' Health Policy Commission convened for…
Op-ed: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2
This excerpt is from an op-ed published on Oct. 18, 2016 in The…
Op-ed: Mass. charters fight racial oppression
By Sephira Shuttlesworth
By 1959, my late husband, the Birmingham,…
Public Comment for the Stakeholder Input Meeting
Jim Stergios shares Pioneer Institute's perspective on the Strategic Plan being developed by the Fiscal and Management Control Board. Please allow me to make a few observations on “Strategic Planning Update, September 26, 2016,” the 23-page slide deck that has been made publicly available.
Massachusetts Charter Public Schools English Language Learners: Demographic and Achievement Trends
The following paper describes how charter schools in Massachusetts and especially in Boston enroll and serve English language learners. Another report in this series provides similar information about students with disabilities. This paper provides enrollment, attrition, and achievement data for English language learners in charter schools across the Commonwealth, with a concentration on Boston and Gateway Cities such as Lawrence.
Study: Massachusetts Charters Enrolling More English Language Learners
Charter ELLs have lower attrition rates, better academic outcomes…
Testimony on Healthcare Price Transparency
Testimony emphasized the need to focus more on what would help consumers make better decisions about spending on healthcare.
A look at Massachusetts updated public records legislation
A version of this article appeared on MuckRock.
In September,…
Transparency in Retail Drug Prices: Easy to Obtain but Accuracy May Be Doubtful
This paper is the fourth in a series on price transparency in the healthcare industry, and the first Pioneer report to focus on the retail price of prescription medications. Researchers called 44 retail drug stores across the state asking for the price of a 30-day supply of each drug in a common dosage. In each case the callers said they were self-pay and pressed the drug store for information about discounts.
Massachusetts Charter Public Schools: Students with Special Educational Needs: Demographic and Achievement Trends
The report finds that charters (especially in Boston) are enrolling an increasing number of special needs students - and those students are performing well compared to their district counterparts. The report also explores attrition rates and facilities funding.
Charter School Special-Needs Students Achieving Excellent Outcomes
Percentage Of Charter School Special-Needs Students Is Rising,…
Survey Finds Prescription Drug Prices Easy To Access, But Not Always Accurate
Wide variation found in price of generics, less for brand-name…
After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core
The workforce-preparation focus of the K-12 English and math standards known as Common Core puts them at odds with Catholic education, and the standards should not be adopted by parochial schools. In “After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core,” authors Anthony Esolen, Dan Guernsey, Jane Robbins, and Kevin Ryan argue that the national standards’ unrelenting focus on skills that transfer directly to the modern work world conflicts with Catholic schools’ academic, spiritual, and moral mission.
Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education
Singular focus on workforce development conflicts with Catholic…
UMass Survey Suggests over One-third of Annual Mass Lottery Sales Dependent on At-Risk and Problem Gamblers
In May 2015, UMass-Amherst published a survey that suggests…