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…

Labor leader in a glass house

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Talk about throwing stones from a glass house. Robert Haynes,…

We’re #43!

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Those with long memories will recall the days of the campaign…

Governor’s Pep Rally on Health Care Cost Containment

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Governor Patrick held an informational briefing on cost containment. The…

Proven reforms for urban students

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There are no silver bullets. In education, our landmark 1993…

Gilded benefits clash with ‘fair share’

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Public employee unions leaders love to talk about “fair share”…

Lessons for Education Policy Makers

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I've known E.D. Hirsch for some years, having spoken on the same programs with him on a number of occasions. I have the greatest respect for Professor Hirsch's work and am happy to consider him a friend. Professor Hirsch is the author of several books including the seminal work Cultural Literacy and most recently, The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools, where he makes the case that a paramount goal of American public education is to produce sentient human beings capable of participating as intelligent citizens in a democracy.

Dumping the Know-Nothing Amendments

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I'm pleased to be here this morning. I'd like to thank Pioneer Institute for hosting this event, as well as the co-sponsors, including the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education, the Becket Fund, the Black Alliance for Educational,Options, and Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance.