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Op-ed: Mass. charters fight racial oppression
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By Sephira Shuttlesworth
By 1959, my late husband, the Birmingham,…
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Study: Massachusetts Charters Enrolling More English Language Learners
Charter ELLs have lower attrition rates, better academic outcomes…
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Charter School Special-Needs Students Achieving Excellent Outcomes
Percentage Of Charter School Special-Needs Students Is Rising,…
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Survey Finds Prescription Drug Prices Easy To Access, But Not Always Accurate
Wide variation found in price of generics, less for brand-name…
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Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education
Singular focus on workforce development conflicts with Catholic…
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How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High School Dropouts into College Grads
Study Explores How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High…
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More Mass. Charter Public Schools: Daughter of Brown v. Board of Ed Plaintiff Makes the Case
Last Monday, Pioneer hosted the event "Equal Access to Excellence:…
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Op-ed: Charter and district schools need not be adversaries
By Thomas Birmingham
This op-ed appeared in the New Bedford…
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Education Access Event to Feature Daughter of Lead Plaintiff in Brown vs Board of Ed
As Massachusetts debates raising the charter school cap, school…
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PioneerLegal Submits Amicus Brief In Pacheco-Law Case Before SJC
Pioneer Institute (Pioneer) has submitted an amicus brief supporting…
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New ACA-Related Medicaid Fee Will Cost MA $162M+ Over Next Decade
Read news coverage of this report in The Boston Globe.
Health…
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Op-ed: Teaching American History: A Straightforward Fix For The Bay State
Read this full article on WGBH News.
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
It’s…
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Join us 9/19: Equal Access to Excellence: Charter & District School Reform
As the Commonwealth debates lifting charter school caps, district…
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Remembering Fred Thorne
Fred Thorne, a longtime Pioneer Board Director and major contributor…
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Study Highlights Best Practices In Summer Enrichment Programs
Read coverage of this report in The Recorder.
Second of three-part…
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Mass. Public Officials Must Brush Aside The Know-Nothings’ Legacy Of Bigotry
Last week, Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios…
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How Legislators’ Late Session Scramble affects Government Transparency
Now that there has been sufficient time for experts and the media…
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Key takeaways from new ride-for-hire legislation
There is, fortunately, no major cause for concern in the bill…
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Event To Call For Moving “Know-Nothing” Governor’s Portrait From State House Wall
Bigoted Know-Nothing Amendments still part of state constitution
Read…
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Leveling the Playing Field for the Taxi Industry
As a Massachusetts state legislative committee considers a contentious…
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Study: Expand Use of Transponder Technology to Parking, Other Non-Tolling Services
Report calls for creation of single account to simplify customer…
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Join us 8/1: “Move This Portrait: The Know-Nothings’ Governor & Barriers to School Choice”
Henry Gardner was the Know-Nothing Governor of Massachusetts…
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PioneerLegal Joins Amicus Brief In Takings Case Before Sixth Circuit
Pioneer Institute (Pioneer) has joined in an amicus brief in…
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Op-ed: Time for UMass system to implement needed fiscal reforms
As University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan considers…
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Study: Character Education in Mass. Charter Public Schools Improving Academic Results, Social Behavior
Two local case studies demonstrate benefits, but many programs…
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Mobile Medication, Early Intervention, Suicide Prevention, and Opioid Addiction Programs Win 25th Annual Better Government Competition
BOSTON - Pioneer Institute’s 25th annual Better Government…
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Study: BID-Plymouth Program Shows Promise in Battling Opioid Abuse
Collaborative ER-based approach improves access to detox treatment, reducing…
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Pioneer Institute Public Statement to the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board
Earlier this week, Fox 25 News reported that Michael Mulhern,…
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Study Calls for Reforming Bridgewater State Hospital, Commonwealth’s Solitary Confinement Practices
Read coverage of this report in State House New Service and…