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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Video Highlights Long-Running Journal that Publishes History Essays by High School Students
BOSTON - A new video highlights the work of Will Fitzhugh, who…
Remember Poland’s Working-Class Revolt Against Communism
This op-ed appeared in The Springfield Republican, The Standard-Times…
Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 27th Annual Better Government Competition
NYU President Emeritus, Massachusetts Governor to Headline Awards…
Kudos To CHIA On Major Step Toward Greater Healthcare Price Transparency
Pioneer applauds the Center for Health Information and Analysis…
Public Statement: The State Legislature’s Answer to the Janus Decision: The Employee Coercion & Intimidation Act
Pioneer has previously referred to a “Tammany Hall-like nexus”…
Report Recommends Alternatives to Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation
Value-based reimbursement, focus on middlemen in drug distribution…
Reading great literature like ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ helps students become great readers
This op-ed appeared in The Daily Caller, The Berkshire Eagle,…
Survey Shows Wide Variation in Both Overall Cost of Medical Procedure and Amount Paid by Consumers
Making all-payer claims data public could put downward pressure…
Study: Boston-Area Communities Should Loosen Restrictions for Accessory Dwelling Units
Additional units could help ease housing shortage
BOSTON—A…
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…
Op-ed: Mass. has to return to its high standards for education
By Thomas F. Birmingham and William F. Weld JULY 05, 2018
Its…
Inspired by America’s past, facing future challenges
As we celebrate America’s birth, we are reminded that this…
Public Statement: Janus v. AFSCME Decision
Pioneer Institute applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion…
Study: No Longer A City On A Hill: Massachusetts Degrades Its K–12 History Standards
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education…
Public Statement: SJC Decision on Prop 80
Pioneer Institute and its public-interest law initiative, PioneerLegal,…
Poll: Parents, Teachers, Legislators Support Reinstating Passage of U.S. History MCAS Test as High School Graduation Requirement
Strong majorities of parents, history and social studies teachers,…
Policy Brief: UMass Has a Spending Problem
Author: Greg Sullivan
Date: 6/6/2018
Pioneer's Director of…
Public Statement: Admission Bias Against Massachusetts Residents
Freshman admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship…
Troubling takeaways from the SJC ruling on charter schools
These would be the best of times for Boston public charter…
Study: UMass Amherst Admissions Standards Now Higher for MA Students than Non-Residents
Freshman admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship…
Pioneer’s Rebuttal to Professor Cristobal Young’s Reply
Pioneer Institute's Greg Sullivan offers a rebuttal to Stanford…
Study: Methodology of Noted “Millionaire’s Tax” Researcher Excludes Vast Majority of Millionaires
The work of a Stanford University Professor whose research has…
Study Finds MA Inter-District School Choice Program a Success, but Should Be Updated
Policy makers should raise tuition rate, cap on program enrollment
BOSTON…
Time to End MA State Legislature’s Exemption from Public Records Law
The purpose of transparency laws is to promote more effective,…
Study: MA Private & Religious School Students Denied Federally Funded Special Education Services
Despite federal laws to the contrary, state education agency…
MA Health Insurers Have Made Good Progress in Price Transparency, But Significant Work Remains
Read press coverage of this report in the Boston Business Journal and…
Op-ed: Time is right to study Jefferson in our schools
By Jamie Gass and Will Fitzhugh
"Students of reading, writing,…
Public Statement: Pioneer Institute Questions UMass Amherst’s Purchase of Mt. Ida Campus
Between September 2015 and the fall of 2017, Pioneer Institute…
Press Release: Birmingham Touts 1993 Ed Reform Act’s Success, Expresses Concerns about Recent Policies
BOSTON - Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former…
Time to End Legislative Exemptions from Public Records & Open Meeting Laws
Under Massachusetts law, the state Legislature is not considered…