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Schizophrenia in the New York Times Editorial Office (by Sandra Stotsky)
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The New York Times is suffering from a split personality about…
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Will ACA Cause Rate Shock in Massachusetts? It Appears So, Small Biz To See Premiums Rise Up to 97%
Conventional wisdom has held that the ACA impact on Massachusetts…
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Have the T’s Retirement Plans Gone Off the Rails?
Study Finds Financial Condition of MBTA Retirement Plan Deteriorated…
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Do Insurer Rate Filings Tell Us About the ACA/Obamacare in Mass? Not really
This morning the state of Massachusetts released quarterly…
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New York State Test Results: Uninterpretable But a Portent of the Future (by Sandra Stotsky)
In the original version of David Steiner's talk on the meaning…
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Common Core is neither internationally benchmarked nor state-led
I have nothing against IHOP. I eat there if there is nothing…
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9 Signs of Academic Rigor in English Standards (by Sandra Stotsky)
What makes one set of English language arts standards more rigorous…
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Some takeaways on FL Commissioner’s resignation
Tom LoBianco of the Associated Press (Indiana office) did some…
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Public statement on the resignation of Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett
Dr. Tony Bennett did some good work in Indiana and more recently…
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Lawrence’s Failed Public Pension System
by Guest Blogger Rohit Chaparala
Pioneer’s newest transparency…
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The implosion of the PARCC assessments
As they say, where there is smoke, there may be fire.
EdWeek…
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Is Detroit coming to Massachusetts’ cities?
Anybody who expects a Chapter 9 filing in Massachusetts in…
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4 Steps to Upgrade Teacher & Administrator Prep Programs (by Sandra Stotsky)
How to Upgrade Teacher and Administrator Preparation Programs
The…
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Promising State “Duals” Pilot (One Care), Late and Losing Carriers
Pioneer has long advocated for reforming the way that healthcare…
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Introducing MassPensions.com – New Site Rates MA’s 100+ Pension Systems
User-Friendly Online Tool Provides Easily Accessible Data, Rates…
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Pioneer’s Public Statement on the Conference Committee Budget
LEGISLATURE’S FY 2014 BUDGET IS THE STATUS QUO, JUST MORE OF…
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How Long Before Duncan and the Media Speak Out Honestly? (by Sandra Stotsky)
The notion that Common Core’s college and career readiness…
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From Rum to Musket Balls: The Fourth of July in History
By Guest Blogger Ellen M. Nye
As people across the country…
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Common Core’s Cloudy Vision of College Readiness in Math (by Sandra Stotsky)
Common Core’s egalitarian tentacles are now slithering towards…
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More Than One Fatal Flaw in Common Core’s ELA Standards (by Sandra Stotsky)
There isn’t just one fatal flaw in Common Core's English language…
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Why Common Core’s Math Standards Don’t Measure Up (by Guest Blogger Ze’ev Wurman)
Guest Post by Ze'ev Wurman (biography below)
Last year William…
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Weak on Unemployment Insurance Reform
As we head into the end of the first half of the two-year…
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What To Do Once Common Core Is Halted (by Sandra Stotsky)
What could states do once implementation of Common Core’s standards…
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10 Questions About ACA/Obamacare Implementation in Massachusetts That Need to be Answered
1. Why is Massachusetts giving the federal government…
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Why Do They Lie? And Why Do Others Believe Them? (by Sandra Stotsky)
One of the most puzzling phenomena in recent years is the unquestioned…
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ACA Premium Roller Coaster for Small Business Coming to Massachusetts
A handful of owners of small companies in the Commonwealth…
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Ed Glaeser’s Straw Man on Common Core (by Jim Stergios)
In today’s Globe, Ed Glaeser, an economist by trade and…
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Mass. charter schools: No sector like it in the US
In 1992, Pioneer published a book that had the kind of squishy…