MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Chipping away at charters

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Charter school approvals are granted in February. They shouldn't…

Introduction to the Massachusetts Transportation Dashboard

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Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2012-01-24 Category:…

Meet the Transportation Dashboard

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How well did the Patriots do this weekend? That's easy. Look…

9 Keys For Reality TV Chefs

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(What, you think we can only do policy?) There's been a proliferation…

Beacon Hill Budget Games

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I'm a bit perplexed at the latest round of expectation-setting…

Budgeting Innovation?

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If you deal with budgets regularly, you know the pain of trying…

Are We Fighting Health Care Costs or Health Care Spending?

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Liberal blogger Matt Yglesias over at Slate recently made…

Can the MBTA Learn From Germany?

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Participate in the transportation conversation long enough and…

Benefit of The Doubt? Not For Gov. Tim Murray

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Lieut. Gov. Tim Murray has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. Murray,…

Odds-On Favorite? Not the Lottery

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The Massachusetts state lottery has made news the past few weeks…

2012 Massachusetts State Spending Map

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In 2012, Pioneer Institute proudly reprised this exciting online…

A Deeper Dive into the Mass Health Reform Waiver & Why it Matters to the Future of the ACA

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On December 20th, Governor Deval Patrick, and the entire Massachusetts…

MBTA Puts the Screws to Bus Riders

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The MBTA released two scenarios to deal with a projected FY13…

Will 2012 be the year of the e-patient?

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Dave deBronkart gave an interesting talk at a TED conference…

Can employers require job applicants to have a high school diploma?

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BNA, a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., is a great source of…

What is blended learning?

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A number of readers of recent posts on virtual (or digital) learning…

Tough Times on virtual learning

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Back at the start of December, I blogged on the need for both…

Filling the Red Kettle

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The Salvation Army is struggling to raise money this year through…

Mass and Feds Cut a Deal on Medicaid Waiver

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This afternoon the Patrick Administration announced a new deal…

What will 2012 Look Like for Health Care?

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I was recently asked by a reporter for some trends that I expect…

The wrong strategy to fix Lawrence public schools

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With a wondrous display of British understatement, the state’s…

Massachusetts raced other states to win over doomed Evergreen Solar

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In my last post, I took a look at how surprisingly credulous…

Tim Tebow, the Read Option and Our Patriots

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(What? I have to do policy wonk stuff all the time?) Tim Tebow…

Boston’s Struggle With 3rd Grade Reading

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Achieving reading proficiency by 3rd Grade is a vital skill,…

Why did Evergreen Solar backers miss the Chinese threat?

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In reviewing hundreds of pages of documents related to Massachusetts'…

Rise of the Zune Monopolists

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"Understand, I am not for monopoly when we can help it,”…

Our Old Friend Film Tax Credits

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There's a state commission that's currently examining all the…

Some lessons for virtual learning

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There is so much energy in the virtual learning space right…

Will Mass Set up a Basic Health Plan under ACA?

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The Connector held its annual retreat this past weekend, and…

Will the ACA Bankrupt the Mass Connector?

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The Connector held its annual retreat this past weekend, and…