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Column: The last of ‘The Last of the Mohicans’
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Public school children are unlikely to read "The Last of the Mohicans," a masterpiece of American literature, thanks to Common Core's emphasis on "informational texts."
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The Real Source of UMass R&D Spending
UMass issued a report and a press release Tuesday citing a record…
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Time to End Mass. Legislature’s Self-Exemption from Open Meeting Law
PRESS RELEASE: Pioneer Contends the Legislature’s Self-Exemption…
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New Study Reveals MBTA’s Reckless Financial Derivatives
Read coverage in The Bond Buyer: "MBTA Lost $236M in 15 Years…
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National Survey Finds Limited Access To Price Estimates For Routine Hospital Procedure
Price for MRI of knee ranges from $400 to $4,544
BOSTON -…
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Fordham’s PARCC v. MCAS Report Falls Short
Guest post by Richard P. Phelps
The Fordham Institute has long…
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Presidents Day: The Innovative JQA
Guest Post by Jordan Harris
Although several Presidents have…
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Study: Continuing Decline Over Last Decade In Massachusetts’ “Middle Cities”
Read news coverage of this report in The Springfield Republican, The…
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Out-of-Control Administrative Staffing Budget Increases at the MBTA
With talk of fare hikes and ongoing performance problems, Pioneer…
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Column: For the T, riders should come first
Excerpt from Jim Stergios' column in The Boston Globe.
REVIEWS…
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Comparing Retirement Benefits for MBTA and other State Employees
Pioneer’s latest report, A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal: How…
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Our Government Transparency Resolutions for 2016
While it's possible that 2016 will see an historic surge…
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Guest Opinion: Don’t let Challenger disaster, space race become lost
(Note: This op-ed originally appeared on the anniversary of the…
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A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal: MBTA Employee Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions
Listen to the WRKO radio clip of Mary Connaughton interviewed…
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Teaching U.S. Economic History In Schools Is Topic Of Pioneer Forum
Monday, January 25 event “Big Business & Big Labor” to…
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Study: Charter Schools Delivering on Promise of Curricular Innovation
Mystic Valley and Advanced Math and Science Academy charter schools…
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Dr. King and American History
Today, America celebrates the legacy of The Reverend Dr. Martin…
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GE comes to Boston: Here’s why
The Globe's Shirley Leung gets it right in her piece this afternoon…
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Rather than Cut The Ride’s Services, Change the Service Delivery Model
On December 14th, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control…
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Helping Those with Mental Illness Find Treatment, Not Incarceration
Mental illness, the theme of our 2016 Better Government Competition,…
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JOIN US! Big Business & Big Labor – Teaching U.S. Economic History
SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 25, 2016. In this our second Gilded Age marked by international corporations and powerful labor unions, K-12 students need to understand the fundamentals of the economic history…
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Helping Children Impacted by Mental Illness
Mental illness, the theme of our 2016 Better Government Competition,…
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Study: Health Care Costs on Course to Threaten Livelihood of Most American Families
Read news coverage of this report in the Springfield Republican.
Percentage…
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Study: Mass. Charter Public Schools Boosting Achievement for English Language Learners
Schools using inclusion, data-driven instruction, and parent…
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Massachusetts Needs Its Own CBO
State Senator Jamie Eldridge is on to something. The State…
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State Contractor Confirms: GLX Cost Overruns Due to Bid Process
As Pioneer first pointed out in a September blog post and again…
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Op-Ed: Making ‘The Ride’ more cost-effective could help MBTA’s finances
Unseasonably warm November days have given way to increasing…
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New Report on Advanced Civics for U.S. History Teachers, Preface by Churchill Biographer
Study Recommends That States Require Passage of U.S. History…
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