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Education business ruled by teachers’ unions truly terrifying
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This op-ed originally appeared in The Worcester Telegram &…
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An easy transportation fix? Commuter benefits
This op-ed appeared in The Boston Business Journal on October…
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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.
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Tackling equity at Boston’s exam schools
By Jim Stergios August 2, 2019
This spring, The New York Times…
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Melville readies students for rough seas ahead
Read this op-ed in The Berkshire Eagle, The Salem News, and The…
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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.
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Boston companies can partner with public universities to create fintech skills pipeline
Read this op-ed in the Boston Business Journal.
Financial…
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Report: Rare Disease Patients Hurt by “One-Size-Fits-All” ICER Framework
This op-ed appeared in ICERWatch on June 26, 2019.
The Institute…
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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…
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More students, employers need to benefit from voc-tech schools’ winning formula
This op-ed appeared in Commonwealth Magazine and New Bedford…
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Putting a Price on Life: The Coming Fight Over Government Rationing of Medical Care
This article appeared on The Mackinac Center for Public Policy…
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The Mass. Pike is in for some massive disruption. Are we ready?
The Boston Globe
By Mary Connaughton and Jim Aloisi
May…
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To Keep Our Republic, American Students Must Study The French Revolution
By Jamie Gass and Will Fitzhugh
This op-ed appeared in The…
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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…
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How Massachusetts Showed the Way on Education Reform
By Jamie Gass & Charles Chieppo
Read this op-ed in The…
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Mass Pike rebuild shouldn’t impact Worcester commuters, but it will
This op-ed originally appeared in The Worcester Telegram &…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Commentary: Proposed Drug Price Caps Would Stall Advances in Health Care
This op-ed by William Smith and Adam Crepeau appeared in the…
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar doesn’t want drug access to become an equation
This op-ed by William Smith appeared in the Washington Examiner…
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Action on health care pricing transparency needed to stem rising costs
The Hill
BY JIM STERGIOS AND CHARLES CHIEPPO, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS…
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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…
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Baker’s Orwellian drug pricing policy
This op-ed by William Smith appeared in Commonwealth Magazine…
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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…
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A Whale Of An Education Battle Rocks New Bedford
“[A] whale-ship was my Yale College and my Harvard,” reads…
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Setting a High Bar at Alma del Mar
Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, MA, is fighting for…
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Remember Poland’s Working-Class Revolt Against Communism
This op-ed appeared in The Springfield Republican, The Standard-Times…
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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,…
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Op-ed: Time is right to study Jefferson in our schools
By Jamie Gass and Will Fitzhugh
"Students of reading, writing,…