MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Erroll Tyler and the IJ lawsuit
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Musings on the Governor's Transportation Plan
The title above is accurate -- these are simply musings because…
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Getting There: Transportation Reform in 2009
Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2009-02-16 Category:…
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Government apples and private apples
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Ban the Lobbyists and…
Someone finally read the outside sections of the Governor's budget…
A Step Backwards: An Analysis of the 21st Century Skills Task Force Report
The purpose of this policy brief is to help DESE set priorities for implementation of the task force's recommendations. It outlines areas where Pioneer believes the task force has crafted useful recommendations and suggests how they might be implemented. It also calls attention to recommendations that we believe are mistaken in their emphasis on skills and pedagogy over academic content, and display a lack of practicality and knowledge of both state policy and local, district-level realities.
Getting There: Transportation Reform in 2009
Transportation policy will play a prominent role in Massachusetts politics over the coming months. The Massachusett Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) structural deficit is projected to grow to $160 million in FY2010. The MassPike is facing an operating deficit and the potential implosion of its financing structure. MassHighway is scrambling to initiate a $3 billion accelerated bridge repair program that will leave us with hundreds of structurally deficient bridges even after it is done.
A Step Backwards: An Analysis of the 21st Century Skills Task Force Report
Author(s): Jim Stergios — Publication date: 2009-02-17 Category:…