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December 3, 2025

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

BOSTON – 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…
December 3, 2025

Pioneer New England Legal Foundation Files Lawsuit Challenging Cambridge Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

Requirement that 20 percent of a housing project remain permanently affordable places burden on developers that should be borne by the public as a whole Cambridge – Pioneer New England Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit in state Land Court against the City…
November 19, 2025

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. 
November 10, 2025

Six Years Later, Massachusetts Active Home Listings Remain 35% Below Pre-COVID Level

Our November edition of The House Call covers the dwindling availability of homes on the market in Massachusetts since 2019, even as many other states have seen full recoveries in the number of market listings after COVID. It discusses the implications of lower home availability for buyers and sellers alike and identifies a couple of major solutions.
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Federal Capital Gains Taxes: 2022

In 2022, Americans paid $1.2 trillion in federal capital gains taxes, spread across more than 30 million returns. States like Wyoming, Nevada, and Florida led the way, with averages over $50,000 per return. Explore the full data on Pioneer’s US DataLabs! https://loom.ly/PkD0uX0
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