US DOE's Inspector General questions MA funding of education

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The Alliance for Excellent Education has released a report, Straight…

Make It So

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Just today, Candidate for State Treasurer Steve Grossman said…

Interesting numbers on MA K-12 teachers

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A very interesting story comes out of the Census data compiled…

K-12 enrollments down, number of teachers up

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Our Education Intelligence Agency operative once again comes…

Walking the Walk

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A number of state legislators did not accept an automatic pay…

Well, that's going well….

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A bit of weirdness in today's Globe article on the final meeting…

Cleaning up my emails

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No, not those emails, silly. No reference to new computers or…

This is dumb smart growth

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While Pioneer has done quite a lot of work on water pricing and…

Do I hear $1.9 Billion?

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Yep, you sure do. The total cost of the South Coast Rail Link…

Where is Rahm Emanuel?

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When he was selected last year by President Obama to be his chief…

Is it too much to ask…

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...to change the name of the line items at the Department of…

Scenes from the Parade

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The Roslindale parade was held yesterday. The Globe even covered…

Enter the Job-Month

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During last year's casino debate, there was an awkward period…

What could honor Gandhi more than…

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...a $23,000 "limited-edition fountain pen in 18-carat solid…

Whassup, kid?

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When I was a ridiculously skinny, cocksure undergrad, that was…

The City's Hotline Really Does Work

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The City of Boston has a 24 hour constituent service line --…

Pension Reform Commission Kicks It to the LEG

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Just got back from the last meeting of the Pension Reform Commission,…

Read and Learn

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Ken Lewis of BofA to step down before the new year. Who called…

Will the state keep passing the buck?

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Matt Murphy of the Sun (and the associated Sentinel and Enterprise)…

The State Pension System is not responsibly funded

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Or so says the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission. I…

An Ali-like return to the Pioneer blog

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He may be gone, but he is most certainly not forgotten. Alan…

Campaign Messaging 101 – Vote and Pay Your Taxes

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A mentor for whom I had the highest respect once told me the…

What's non-negotiable and what's at risk

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Under the cover of the appointment of Paul Kirk as the US Senator…

Tough Time for Incumbent Mayors

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(Disclosure: I know several of these folks professionally.) Boston…

Helpful Governing Tips

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Re: Use of Email Tip #1: Don't use it to try and engineer the…

The Perfect Storm in Gloucester

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We have long lamented the politicization of education policy…

Ouch

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The print version of the Globe (corrected here online) quoted…

Thoughts on Tuesday's Election in Boston

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- Boston should take a lot of pride in the quality, depth, and…

Small suggestion

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The Globe editorial page has settled into a very even-keel point…

The Senate Race That Never Was

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I'm sitting here watching Jim Braude's Broadside and he's lamenting…