Who Controls Health Care Costs? Experts Debate

This week, Pioneer hosted its annual Hewitt Health Care Lecture,…

Why do district superintendents oppose charter schools?

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When you ask that question, the usual answer is something about…

Suicide and the stress from school

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We often hear that kids are stressed by school -- and most times…

Hope the governor had a nice vacation

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The governor's Colombia trip is over and here is what your money…

An easy vote for the Board of Education

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Tomorrow’s Board of Education meeting expects a crowd. Applicants…

Two new charter schools for City on a Hill

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For the past decade and a half, February has served as the…

Boston Kids Need Another Brooke Charter School

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The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s vote…

5 Takeaways from the Employer Healthcare Survey in Massachusetts

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CHIA, the healthcare data agency for the Commonwealth, finally…

A Tale of Two Economies: Job Creation in Massachusetts

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In the State of the Union Address last night, President Obama…

Give Brockton students a choice

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The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s…

Bureaucratic teacher evaluations bring no change

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Back in April 2011, the Globe editorial page touted "Education…

Data Neglect at Massachusetts’s Data Agency (CHIA/DHCFP)

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The agency responsible for much of the publicly available data…

WBUR RadioBoston debate on Guv’s Texas-sized budget and tax increases

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A good debate with Northeastern University's Peter Enrich on…

Duking it out on NECN on the governor’s transportation plan

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Jim Braude referees, as I duke it out with Stephanie Pollack…

The incredible shrinking voc tech dropout rate

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On January 6th the Boston Globe published a thoughtful opinion…

Mass Connector Up to $180 Million to Change Tires on the Exchange

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The Boston Globe reported on its website yesterday that the…

$1B a Year More for Transportation?

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Pioneer's Jim Stergios spoke with Transportation for Mass.'s Kristina Egan about MA Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to increase transportation spending by $1 billion a year. Watch this great "Face to Face" clip via our friends at MassINC

Lots of art, little science in transportation plan

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Rich Davey’s attempt at recreating the magic of Steve Jobs…

I could support the bottle bill if…

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Last year saw a lot of movement within the legislature on the…

What is ahead for Chapter 224 in 2013

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In an effort to achieve greater transparency, I decided…

SABIS Charter Lessons from Springfield

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MassReportCards.com data show some surprising information about graduation and college attendance rates in Springfield.

FY13 Healthcare Spending Tips 50% of State Budget ($16.5B)

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During the formation of the FY 13 budget the Governor and his…

Pioneer’s www.massreportcards.com makes comparing schools a breeze

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It’s no surprise to hear that public schools in wealthy communities…

ACA Impact, Part 5: New $63 Per-Head Tax

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The headline from the AP this morning Surprise: New Insurance…

A new law expanding virtual schools?

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Back in January 2010, there was a lot of hope that the charter…

Advice to the President and Arne Duncan

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In 2009, Pres. Obama effectively used the “bully pulpit”…

ACA Impact, Part 4: $3.89 Billion in New Insurance Taxes Over 10 Years

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I have written many times before on this blog about individual…

The perfect storm facing Jewish Day Schools

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More than 100,000 students in 10 states - including Rhode Island and New Hampshire - are currently educated under tax credit programs. Massachusetts has so many exceptional private and parochial education options, and our school children deserve the same options. Jewish Day Schools, for example, are facing a perfect storm of rising costs and declining philanthropic support.

Boston.com – “Inside the Hive”: State officials don’t have experience to play green tech investor

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What state policymakers can do to help build our green energy sector.

Students in which states are climbing the highest?

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Reformers in other states, even ones with a sharp eye on keeping costs down, would do well to look at Massachusetts as much and, frankly, even more than Florida.