MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Collective Bargaining and Education

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This paper looks at five areas of teacher contracts: compensation, teacher evaluation and discipline, transfer policies and their relationship to seniority, layoffs, and provisions that deal with work load, length of the work year, and the work day.

Health Care Today: How Did We Get Here? What Now?

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Dr. Jerome H. Grossman spoke June 12, 2000, at a Pioneer Forum in connection with the release of a Pioneer White Paper he authored entitled “The Economic History of Health Care in Massachusetts 1990-2000.” The paper explores the economic forces shaping health care in Massachusetts today and offers market-based recommendations. Dr. Grossman served as Chairman and CEO of New England Medical Center from 1979 to 1995. Currently a Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Chairman and CEO of Lion Gate Management Corporation, a health care information technology and consulting firm , he was named to the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences in 1983 and served as Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute in 1996.

School Choice in Urban Communities

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Former U.S. Congressman Floyd H. Flake of New York, who has long been a leader in the fight for school choice, spoke June 6, 2000, at a Pioneer Forum on urban education reform and school choice. Reverend Flake is also senior pastor of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens, NY, which is home to a 500-student private school. While in Congress, Reverend Flake co-sponsored a bill that would provide scholarships for children in poor neighborhoods to attend public, private, or religious schools of their choice. The following is an edited transcript of his Forum remarks.

An Economic History of Health Care in Massachusetts 1990-2000

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This paper traces the economic history of the health care system in Massachusetts from the early 1900s to the present and offers a series of recommendations that would bring to Massachusetts the advantages of a more market-based system.

Teacher Contracts in Massachusetts

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This report is an initial effort to provide systematic information on teacher contracts in Massachusetts. In the summer of 1999, the Pioneer Institute solicited copies of the current contract from all districts in the state. From those that responded, 40 districts were selected to reflect the diverse makeup of the Commonwealth. Although there was no attempt to make the sample statistically representative, the three largest urban systems were included, along with a sample of suburbs and small towns.

An Economic History of Health Care in Massachusetts 1990-2000

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Author: Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. This report examines the…

Teacher Contracts in Massachusetts

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Author: Dale Ballou, University of Massachusetts at Amherst This…