Study: Boston-Area Communities Should Loosen Restrictions for Accessory Dwelling Units
Additional units could help ease housing shortage
BOSTON—A…
New Study Warns of Emergence of Two-Tiered Public Education System in Massachusetts
Contact Jamie Gass, 617-723-2277 ext. 210 or jgass@pioneerinstitute.org
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Study: No Longer A City On A Hill: Massachusetts Degrades Its K–12 History Standards
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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education…
Poll: Parents, Teachers, Legislators Support Reinstating Passage of U.S. History MCAS Test as High School Graduation Requirement
Strong majorities of parents, history and social studies teachers,…
Study: UMass Amherst Admissions Standards Now Higher for MA Students than Non-Residents
Freshman admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship…
Study: Methodology of Noted “Millionaire’s Tax” Researcher Excludes Vast Majority of Millionaires
The work of a Stanford University Professor whose research has…
Study Finds MA Inter-District School Choice Program a Success, but Should Be Updated
Policy makers should raise tuition rate, cap on program enrollment
BOSTON…
Time to End MA State Legislature’s Exemption from Public Records Law
The purpose of transparency laws is to promote more effective,…
Study: MA Private & Religious School Students Denied Federally Funded Special Education Services
Despite federal laws to the contrary, state education agency…
MA Health Insurers Have Made Good Progress in Price Transparency, But Significant Work Remains
Read press coverage of this report in the Boston Business Journal and…
Public Statement: Pioneer Institute Questions UMass Amherst’s Purchase of Mt. Ida Campus
Between September 2015 and the fall of 2017, Pioneer Institute…
Press Release: Birmingham Touts 1993 Ed Reform Act’s Success, Expresses Concerns about Recent Policies
BOSTON - Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former…
Time to End Legislative Exemptions from Public Records & Open Meeting Laws
Under Massachusetts law, the state Legislature is not considered…
Draft History and Social Studies Frameworks Continue Trend Toward Dumbing Down Public School Content
Weaker ELA and math standards have already produced declines…
Inadequate Inflation Adjustment Factor Will Subject Increasing Numbers of People to So-Called “Millionaires” Tax
Would take particular toll on those relying on home value appreciation…
Proposition 80 Won’t Generate $1.9 Billion Annual Projected Revenue
Passage of November 2018 ballot measure will make Massachusetts…
Proposition 80 Will Increase Out-Migration of High Earners and Businesses
Passage of November 2018 ballot measure would jeopardize Massachusetts’…
Supreme Court Arguments in Compulsory Union Fee Case Set for Today
Outcome will affect similar petition pending before Massachusetts…
Study: New Federal Tax Law Would Exacerbate Economic Damage of Prop 80
This report earned media coverage on WGBH radio, WBZ radio,…
Pioneer Institute and the Tax Foundation File Amicus Brief in Graduated Income Tax Ballot Initiative Case
Brief argues that Proposition 80 violates the state constitution,…
New Study Looks to Connecticut as Cautionary Tale for Impact of Proposed Ballot Initiative Hiking Taxes
Hear Greg Sullivan discuss this report on Bloomberg Radio.
Raising…
New Study Urges MBTA to Expand Corporate Pass Program
Watch a video interview of the author on BNN News, and read coverage…
New Documentary Highlights Impact of Bigoted “Blaine Amendments”
Read op-eds about the film, by Raymond Flynn, former Ambassador…
Film Screenings at Area Catholic Schools to Educate Public about Barriers to School Choice
Constitutional amendments in 38 states born of anti-Catholic…
Announcing Pioneer Institute’s 2018 Better Government Competition Topic: “Making Higher Education & Career Training Options Affordable & Effective”
Each year, the Better Government Competition focuses on one of…
Report: Economic Freedom Up Slightly Across U.S.
Massachusetts ranks 13th in North American index
BOSTON - Massachusetts…
Press Release: Definitive Biographer of Pope St. John Paul II to Keynote Cristo Rey High Schools Event
Update: Watch the event videos below, in order.
https://youtu.be/KP73PcC6uKk
https://youtu.be/DEQLGcG6CnY
https://youtu.be/MMq6eVfWASI
https://youtu.be/PUDVuCUM5bA
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2017 Lovett C. Peters Lecture in Public Policy to Focus on Politics and Polarization on American Campuses
Social Psychologist & National Commentator Jonathan Haidt…
Study: Proposition 80 Would Give MA 2nd Highest Combined State & Federal Capital Gains Tax Rate in U.S.
Read coverage of this report in the Boston Herald: "Study: ‘Millionaire’s…