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Education business ruled by teachers’ unions truly terrifying
This op-ed originally appeared in The Worcester Telegram &…

An easy transportation fix? Commuter benefits
This op-ed appeared in The Boston Business Journal on October…

Dimming the state’s literary light
September marks Johnson’s 310th birthday. His A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) used 114,000 timeless quotations to help define 42,000 words, making it among the most famous dictionaries in human history.

Tackling equity at Boston’s exam schools
By Jim Stergios August 2, 2019
This spring, The New York Times…

Melville readies students for rough seas ahead
Read this op-ed in The Berkshire Eagle, The Salem News, and The…

The Supreme Court Is Set To Decide Whether Religious Kids Are Allowed A Good Education
Thanks to Kendra Espinoza, a determined Montana mom, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up and hopefully strike down the infamous legacy of state Know-Nothing and Blaine amendments. From Massachusetts to Michigan and across the nation, this case has the potential to overturn a century and a half of state constitutional discrimination against religious families and their quest for the most suitable and effective education for their children.

Boston companies can partner with public universities to create fintech skills pipeline
Read this op-ed in the Boston Business Journal.
Financial…

Report: Rare Disease Patients Hurt by “One-Size-Fits-All” ICER Framework
This op-ed appeared in ICERWatch on June 26, 2019.
The Institute…

Denying students the opportunity to study classic works of literature leads to a culture of mediocrity
This op-ed appeared in The Springfield Republican and The Lowell…

More students, employers need to benefit from voc-tech schools’ winning formula
This op-ed appeared in Commonwealth Magazine and New Bedford…

Putting a Price on Life: The Coming Fight Over Government Rationing of Medical Care
This article appeared on The Mackinac Center for Public Policy…

The Mass. Pike is in for some massive disruption. Are we ready?
The Boston Globe
By Mary Connaughton and Jim Aloisi
May…

To Keep Our Republic, American Students Must Study The French Revolution
By Jamie Gass and Will Fitzhugh
This op-ed appeared in The…

Uber May Not Be Perfect, But Do We Want To Give The Transportation Revolution A Flat Tire?
This op-ed appeared on WGBH News.
You’d be right to shake…

How Massachusetts Showed the Way on Education Reform
By Jamie Gass & Charles Chieppo
Read this op-ed in The…

Mass Pike rebuild shouldn’t impact Worcester commuters, but it will
This op-ed originally appeared in The Worcester Telegram &…

Guglielmo Marconi and the importance of innovation and choice in education
By Jamie Gass and Ze'ev Wurman
May 1, 2019
This op-ed appeared…

Here’s why Sarah Palin’s ‘death panels’ are now being debated in Massachusetts
This op-ed by Shira Schoenberg appeared in MassLive on April…

Issue Brief: Problems With The Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the QALY Methodology
This article by Chris Rochester appeared in The MacIver Institute…

Commentary: Proposed Drug Price Caps Would Stall Advances in Health Care
This op-ed by William Smith and Adam Crepeau appeared in the…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar doesn’t want drug access to become an equation
This op-ed by William Smith appeared in the Washington Examiner…

Action on health care pricing transparency needed to stem rising costs
The Hill
BY JIM STERGIOS AND CHARLES CHIEPPO, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS…

The U.S. shouldn’t use the ‘QALY’ in drug cost-effectiveness reviews
This op-ed by William Smith appeared in STAT News on February…

Baker’s Orwellian drug pricing policy
This op-ed by William Smith appeared in Commonwealth Magazine…

As we mark 100th anniversary of Solzhenitsyn’s birth, we appreciate importance of historical literacy
Read this op-ed in The Springfield Republican, The New Bedford…

A Whale Of An Education Battle Rocks New Bedford
“[A] whale-ship was my Yale College and my Harvard,” reads…

Setting a High Bar at Alma del Mar
Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, MA, is fighting for…

Remember Poland’s Working-Class Revolt Against Communism
This op-ed appeared in The Springfield Republican, The Standard-Times…

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,…

Op-ed: Time is right to study Jefferson in our schools
By Jamie Gass and Will Fitzhugh
"Students of reading, writing,…