New study recommends re-establishing an independent state Charter School Office (CSO), raising the statewide charter cap, and providing charter operators with the support they need[...]

Pioneer Files Request for the Administration to Release Its Report on the Impact of The Federal Health Law on Massachusetts’ Small Businesses The report is known to indicate [...]

STUDY: TIE NEW FUNDING TO PERFORMANCE, IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION REFORM Phasing in additional money based on MassDOT performance will improve service Massachusetts’ aging tr[...]

The governor’s Colombia trip is over and here is what your money paid for. The Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Colombia comes with a[...]

Much as been written this past week about the second year results of the Oregon Medicaid lottery experiment. (See Avik Roy’s post at Forbes for a clear and full background.) [...]

As opposition to Common Core national  education standards picks up steam across the country, with more grassroots activism and movement among state and national political leaders,[...]

Across the country, from Florida to Michigan, Colorado to Alabama, and many states in between, legislators and governors are taking steps to withdraw from Common Core. Nationally, [...]

One of the sales pitches for Common Core’s English language arts standards is that a heavy diet of informational reading in the English class will increase “critical[...]

Gregory Sullivan Joins Pioneer Institute as Research Director Influential think tank welcomes former Massachusetts Inspector General BOSTON, MA – Pioneer Institute announced [...]

Put retiree health care to bid AS I SEE IT http://www.telegram.com/article/20130226/ NEWS/102269882/1020/opinion By Josh Archambault and Casey Miles (published on Feb 26, 2013) Cri[...]

Governors need to require greater flexibility in order to tailor reforms to their state. As the key months for implementing the Affordable Care Act begin, 30 governors are resistin[...]

Chieppo and Gass: More charter schools to close the education gap By Charlie Chieppo and Jamie Gass/Guest columnists GateHouse News Service Posted Feb 10, 2013 @ 12:23 AM http://ww[...]