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Massachusetts Pension Funding Deal Less than Meets the Eye
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Do pension funding changes display true fiscal responsibility or just election-year window dressing?
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Free Movie Screening (Jan. 23): “The Ticket: The Many Faces of School Choice”
To celebrate National School Choice Week, please join Pioneer Institute for a special screening of the groundbreaking film “The Ticket: The Many Faces of School Choice.”
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General Court Silent On Connector Meltdown: Connector Playing Whac-A-Mole With Enrollment
Due to poor project management and failing IT contractors, the…
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Enter the 2014 Better Government Competition – Winning Prize: $10,000 – Theme: Technology
Pioneer Institute invites you to enter our 2014 Better Government…
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Why Common Core’s roll-out is as bad as ObamaCare’s (by Sandra Stotsky)
It's odd to observe just how oblivious the media have been to…
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Will Michael Brickman, Tim Shanahan, Politifact, Fox News, and USA Today do some careful reading, please? (by Sandra Stotsky)
In How Common Core's ELA Standards Place College Readiness at…
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Somerville police want $780 for routine personnel records
For the past several months, the Pioneer Institute and MuckRock…
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South Coast Rail not the way to go
RESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS’ South Coast believe their region…
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Public Statement Regarding the MBTA’s Lack of Transparency
The future finances of the MBTA’s employees depend on solid…
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One Small Step Toward Consumer-Oriented Reform in Massachusetts Healthcare
Last week a little noticed but highly significant healthcare…
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Open Letter to the Commissioners of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Gaming Commission's Enhanced Ethics Code
On October 24, 2013,…
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Gaming the Gaming Commission’s “Enhanced Code of Ethics”?
The Boston Globe published stories on November 21st and December…
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Support for Common Core’s Fuzzy Math Doesn’t Add Up (by Sandra Stotsky)
Unless high school students can prepare for a calculus course…
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Common Core, the Gettysburg Address & human intent
(H/t to Civil War Daily Gazette)
History will always be…
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“Barrier-Free Care”: An Idea That Should Hit the Wall in Committee
House Bill 2084, "An Act Relative to Keep People Healthy By…
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The Gettysburg Address at 150: Reflections from Civil War Historian James McPherson
Today, as the nation commemorates one of history's most famous…
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Going Beyond in Lawrence, Mass.
Pioneer Institute believes that all kids deserve access to a…
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Jim Stergios on Fox & Friends: Common Core lessons politicize classrooms
Jim Stergios discussed political propaganda in Common Core…
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On Marc Tucker’s Credibility (by Sandra Stotsky)
In October, members of the New Hampshire legislature heard Marc…
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In Pictures: 15 Facts Pres. Obama Needs To Know About Mass.’s Healthcare Reform
During President Obama’s Boston visit to talk about the ACA…
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ACA Comes to Massachusetts: Post #1: 40% Premium Increase and Higher Co-pays On the Connector
Paul Levy has a compelling post over at his must-read blog, Not…
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More Americans In 3 States Have Had Their Insurance Canceled Under ObamaCare Than Have Filed An Exchange Account In All 50
This week the reality of the ObamaCare roll-out appeared…
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6 Takeaways on New Orleans’ charter initiative
Earlier this week, at a Pioneer forum we had the pleasure of…
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Mass Health Connector 2.0: Limited Function and Unable to Provide Subsidy and Medicaid Information
The Health Connector has spent the last 3 years telling everyone…
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Needed: Matriculation exams tailored to each state’s higher education system
Several decades ago, self-appointed education reformers decided…
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Watertown Police Department stubbornly refuses electronic public records requests
Despite repeated appeals to reason and official state guidance,…
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Healthcare.gov Crashes During First Day, Why Massachusetts Never Had This Problem
In the grand scheme of the ACA, the first day of open enrollment…
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An anniversary you may have missed
With the acrimonious standoff in Congress bringing about the…
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Announcing The Frederick Douglass Prize U.S. History Essay Contest
Your History Paper Could Win $2,500!
Announcing The Frederick…