Presenting Pioneer’s New Annual Report: “Shaping Our Future”

In this report back to you, our community of supporters, we change our format to focus on impact. We do this understanding that we cannot control the future any more than one controls one’s luck. In “Shaping Our Future,” we aim to show how we’re working to shape probabilities for success, with an emphasis on liberty and giving more individuals and families opportunity to pursue happiness.

None of this work and the impact it is having would be possible without you. Pioneer is, as Alexis de Tocqueville put it, a voluntary association of free individuals. Your choosing us, placing your trust in and committing resources to Pioneer, is sincerely gratifying.

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Recent Research:

National Survey Finds Limited Access To Price Estimates For Routine Hospital Procedure

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February 21, 2016

Price for MRI of knee ranges from $400 to $4,544 BOSTON -…

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Fordham’s PARCC v. MCAS Report Falls Short

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February 16, 2016

Guest post by Richard P. Phelps The Fordham Institute has long…

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Presidents Day: The Innovative JQA

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February 15, 2016

Guest Post by Jordan Harris Although several Presidents have…

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Study: Continuing Decline Over Last Decade In Massachusetts’ “Middle Cities”

February 11, 2016

Read news coverage of this report in The Springfield Republican, The…

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Out-of-Control Administrative Staffing Budget Increases at the MBTA

February 9, 2016

With talk of fare hikes and ongoing performance problems, Pioneer…

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Column: For the T, riders should come first

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February 3, 2016

Excerpt from Jim Stergios' column in The Boston Globe.  REVIEWS…

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Comparing Retirement Benefits for MBTA and other State Employees

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February 2, 2016

Pioneer’s latest report, A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal: How…

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Our Government Transparency Resolutions for 2016

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January 29, 2016

While it's possible that 2016 will see an historic surge…

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Guest Opinion: Don’t let Challenger disaster, space race become lost

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January 28, 2016

(Note: This op-ed originally appeared on the anniversary of the…

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A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal: MBTA Employee Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions

January 26, 2016

Listen to the WRKO radio clip of Mary Connaughton interviewed…

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Teaching U.S. Economic History In Schools Is Topic Of Pioneer Forum

January 25, 2016

Monday, January 25 event “Big Business & Big Labor” to…

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Study: Charter Schools Delivering on Promise of Curricular Innovation

January 19, 2016

Mystic Valley and Advanced Math and Science Academy charter schools…

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Dr. King and American History

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January 18, 2016

Today, America celebrates the legacy of The Reverend Dr. Martin…

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GE comes to Boston: Here’s why

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January 13, 2016

The Globe's Shirley Leung gets it right in her piece this afternoon…

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Rather than Cut The Ride’s Services, Change the Service Delivery Model

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January 11, 2016

On December 14th, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control…

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Helping Those with Mental Illness Find Treatment, Not Incarceration

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January 8, 2016

Mental illness, the theme of our 2016 Better Government Competition,…

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JOIN US! Big Business & Big Labor – Teaching U.S. Economic History

January 7, 2016

SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 25, 2016. In this our second Gilded Age marked by international corporations and powerful labor unions, K-12 students need to understand the fundamentals of the economic history…

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Happy Holidays!

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December 22, 2015

This holiday season, we thank you for your support over the years.…

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