![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/COVID-19-Guidance-for-Schools-495x400.png)
New Brief Calls on the USED for School Closure Guidelines During COVID-19
Pioneer calls on the federal government to quickly release a single report identifying which federal laws - and which aspects of those laws - are relevant to the topic of school closure during the COVID pandemic, and providing concrete guidance on how schools can comply in the coming weeks.
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Copy-of-Colorful-Collage-Photo-Fruits-Food-Facebook-Post-1-495x400.png)
7 Tools to Keep Your Child Engaged in Math During COVID-19
0 Comments
/
Proven resources that every parent can and should make use of now and well beyond COVID-19.
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Copy-of-Colorful-Collage-Photo-Fruits-Food-Facebook-Post-495x400.png)
5 Book Series Parents Can Explore During COVID-19 School Closings
Looking for quality literature and books to share with your children while we’re all at home for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19? Here are some excellent options that will nurture a love for great classic literature and enduring historical figures:
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/did-you-know_-3-495x400.png)
This Week on The Learning Curve: E.D. Hirsch, Jr. on Background Knowledge & Educational Equity
This week on "The Learning Curve," Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation, professor emeritus at UVA, and acclaimed author, discusses a critical ingredient of academic achievement, the shared background knowledge needed for language proficiency and cultural literacy.
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/maxresdefault-2-495x400.jpg)
Dimming the state’s literary light
September marks Johnson’s 310th birthday. His A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) used 114,000 timeless quotations to help define 42,000 words, making it among the most famous dictionaries in human history.
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/schoolfunding-495x400.jpg)
Study Calls for Tying Additional State Education Aid to Reforms
Narrowing funding gap between high-income and less affluent districts…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/SEL_webpic-495x300.png)
New Study Finds Multiple Problems with Push for Social-Emotional Learning in K-12 Education
Little research evidence for, or objective, reliable way to measure…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/dark-classroom-495x375.jpg)
New Study Warns of Emergence of Two-Tiered Public Education System in Massachusetts
Contact Jamie Gass, 617-723-2277 ext. 210 or jgass@pioneerinstitute.org
Overall…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Microscope-Student-495x400.jpg)
Study: New Massachusetts Science Standards Inferior To Their Predecessors
As a result of ignoring input from a distinguished national expert, Massachusetts’ Next Generation Science Standards adopted last spring by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) fall short.
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Test1-495x400.jpg)
Study: Poor Performance of Other States in PARCC Consortium Would Translate to Lower Standards for Mass.
Attacks on MCAS for not producing “college-ready” graduates…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Test-495x400.jpg)
Testing the Tests: Why MCAS Is Better Than PARCC
Study: MCAS Less Expensive, More Rigorous and Provides Better…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/science-495x400.jpg)
Study: Draft Science & Technology/Engineering Standards Should Be Withdrawn
Study Calls for Draft Science and Technology/Engineering Standards…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbScale-495x400.jpg)
Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester Should Recuse Himself from Upcoming Decision on PARCC & MCAS
BOSTON - Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Conflict-640x425-495x400.jpg)
Pioneer Institute Statement on MBAE PARCC/MCAS Study
Recently, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE)…
![](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/DataBreach-495x400.jpg)
Study: New Technology, Relaxation of Protections Threaten Student Privacy
Press Release: Study Finds That New Technology, Relaxation of…