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Book Highlights Advances in Digital Education, Policies to Unlock Its Benefits 

A new book co-edited by national digital education leader Julie Young draws on best practices and multiple studies published by Pioneer Institute to recount three decades of advances in digital education and highlights the policies necessary for students to fully benefit from virtual schools provide. “Virtual Schools, Actual Learning: Digital Education in America” shows how online learning has evolved from a niche supplement to a core part of modern education—and how state policy can either unlock or block its potential.  

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Book Highlights Advances in Digital Education, Policies to Unlock Its Benefits 

A new book co-edited by national digital education leader Julie Young draws on best practices and multiple studies published by Pioneer Institute to recount three decades of advances in digital education and highlights the policies necessary for students to fully benefit from virtual schools provide. “Virtual Schools, Actual Learning: Digital Education in America” shows how online learning has evolved from a niche supplement to a core part of modern education—and how state policy can either unlock or block its potential.  

Legal Advocates Ask Supreme Court to End Home Equity Seizures in Tax Foreclosures 

BOSTON, MA — The Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (Legal Foundation), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), and law firm Greenberg Traurig filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of homeowners in two Michigan cases that could determine how far governments can go in taking property for unpaid taxes. 

Study: Accessory Dwelling Units Now Legal Statewide, but Construction Still Lags

BOSTON – Even after statewide legalization in 2024, production of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Massachusetts remains far from that of other states due to local zoning and permitting practices that continue to discourage development, according to a new Pioneer Institute study. 

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