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…

$75 Million Reasons to Move?

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We picked on Curt Schilling a few months back for considering…

James Carroll Time-Saver: America is Rotten

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The Globe's James Carroll regularly writes op-ed columns* that…

Fact-checking The Angle on education reform

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In Tuesday's The Angle video on Boston.com, Globe columnist Scot…

Memo to Mitchell — Improve Boston About Results

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To: Mitchell Weiss CC: Lisa Signori, Chris Osgood Boston About…

Al Gore is absolutely right on censorship

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Gore is right to call for the Coast Guard/FAA/BP handlers to…

Answering the Question No One is Asking

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Hot off the presses, the Needham Times brings us this vital piece…

Well, so much for objective analysis : MA DESE and RttT one more time

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The Secretary and Commissioner of Education have repeatedly…

Pioneer = conservative, liberal or libertarian?

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As you probably know, Boston.com has kindly invited me to blog…

School choice for the POTUS

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Politico reports today that the "pool" followed POTUS and FLOTUS…

National standards talking points

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Across the country, the NGA and the CCSSO will be using these…

Feel that boot on the neck yet?

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As the National Governor Association and the Council of Chiefs…

They're national, not state standards

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Today, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices…

What A Difference 11 Months Makes…

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Do you remember what the Patrick Administration spent last July…

Special Friday (late pm) redirect

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Greg Sargent of the WaPo's Plum Line notes that the White House…

Protecting Our Inalienable Right to Subsidized Golf

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Sometimes you wonder what is going on up on Beacon Hill. In the…

Opponents of Reform: Infinitely Resilient

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The state's plan to water down the MCAS test teaches us once…

It's official: VA declines to participate in RttT

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Olympia Meola of the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia…

38 days in, we need a laugh

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While I am glad that BP has not taken up some home remedies,…

Nothing to fear but lower student achievement…

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Did anyone actually think that during a campaign season the MCAS…

Sidewalk Superintendent Series: The Seaport

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(An irregular series on public space. Downtown Crossing covered…

Fun Brownie Recipe

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How many pages does it take the federal government to address…

Uncomfortable Juxtaposition

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From Today’s Globe: “Massachusetts education officials are…

Stop floating – start swimming

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Monica Brady-Meyerov has an interesting report on WBUR. Seems…

Best (?) of Massachusetts

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On Tuesday, The Boston Globe published its annual Best of Massachusetts…

Unintended Consequences?

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The Wall Street Journal reports today that the recently passed…

Advice to BU grads as they go into the world

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It's commencement time in Boston, which means a stream of events…

When will we go cashless on the Turnpike?

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From Bob Poole is an update on all the toll roads migrating to…

Innovation Smithovation

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We often hear about how charter schools are so innovative. And…

Running the Numbers – Elevator-Style

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Here at the posh Pioneer HQ, we are well-aware of the vagaries…

The Return of the Nanny State

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Or maybe its no sign-maker left behind. The latest 'nanny-state'…