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…

Halloween, Headless Horsemen and Literature in our Schools

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The Headless Horseman, painting by John Quidor. In this season…

BPS Meets the Market

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Boston Public Schools are competing for students, whether you…

Elizabeth Warren – selectively smart

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Politicians have all sorts of ways of avoiding questions they…

A Scorecard for MassDOT

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I keep seeing trial balloons for a gas tax hike. And I keep thinking…

MassDOT, Scorecards, and the Gas Tax

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In my last post, I put together a model of what MassDOT communicating…

Inspector Clouseau-style accountability

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I noted two weeks ago that recent MCAS data don’t tell a…

Unemployment – It’s Worse Than You Think

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Massachusetts has done relatively well (or maybe less bad is…

Whose Money Talks in Mass Politics?

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The Occupy protesters still have a variety of viewpoints represented…

Boston About Results 3.0

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The grandiose promises of politicians frequently disappoint.…

Steve Jobs on education in America

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Tip of the hat to Whitney Tilson for passing around excerpts…

Life Lessons From Steve Jobs

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In a blog post entitled Bill Gates doesn't like the liberal…

Musings on the Occupy Movement in Boston

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OccupyBoston has captured lots of media space with their occupation…

Is student achievement in Massachusetts falling flat?

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The short answer that will come in this and blog posts in the…

Testimony to the South Carolina Legislature’s Education Subcommittee in Support of S.604

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"Testimony to the South Carolina Legislature’s Education Subcommittee in Support of S.604" was provided in October 2011.

Testimony on H.B. 2492 “An Act Relative to Management Rights”

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“An Act Relative to Management Rights" was provided in October 2011.

Dumb and Dumber – Proposed Bill

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You can agree or disagree on most bills in the State House.…