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Extended Summer Enrichment Programs Most Effective, Cost-Efficient
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Part III of Pioneer Institute study series cites three approaches
BOSTON…
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Study: States Should Provide Parents With More Information About Homeschooling Options
Practice is growing rapidly; practitioners are becoming more…
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Press Release: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Shuttlesworth Widow, & Biographer Among Participants In Forum On Civil Rights, School Choice
Update: Watch the full video clip of this event:
BOSTON…
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Study Debunks False Claims Against Charter Public School Funding and Demographics
Charter schools in Massachusetts educating more special needs…
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Study: MA Charter Public Schools Have Lower Attrition Rates Than Sending School Districts
Charters also seeing higher special needs enrollment, helping…
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Be informed, especially today
Pioneer Institute's core mission is educating the public on policy…
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Study Finds Boston Charter Students More Likely to Take and Pass AP Tests
Pass rates for African-American, Latino, and economically disadvantaged…
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Cap, Talent Pipeline, And Facilities Funding Among Factors Prohibiting State Charter Sector From Achieving Scale
“Yes” vote on statewide ballot initiative could attract more…
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New Video Release: The Time to Act
Today, Pioneer is pleased to present a powerful video about the bigger picture - why the fight to expand charter public schools matters to all of us.
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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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How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High School Dropouts into College Grads
Study Explores How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High…
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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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Study Highlights Best Practices In Summer Enrichment Programs
Read coverage of this report in The Recorder.
Second of three-part…
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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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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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Survey: Majority of MA Independent Schools Offer Academically Oriented Summer Programs
Report is first in series on summer enrichment programs that…
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Charter Funding Study Calls For Money To More Closely Follow Students
State should fund “target aid,” increase funding that follows…
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Press Release: National Charter School Hall Of Fame Member & Accomplished Researcher Among Charter Forum Speakers
Join us for “Best Practices from Urban Charter Schools,” a Pioneer Institute forum at Boston’s Omni Parker House hotel on Wednesday, May 4th from 8:00-9:50 a.m.
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Public Statement: MA Senate Bill Ducks Moral Responsibility to Lead on Charter Schools
The Massachusetts Senate’s charter public school bill is disappointing…
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Studies: Western Mass. Charter Schools Using Data to Improve Achievement
Case Studies Describe Best Practices Of Two Successful Western…
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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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Study: Mass. Charter Public Schools Boosting Achievement for English Language Learners
Schools using inclusion, data-driven instruction, and parent…
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Survey: Proposed Voucher Large Enough to Give Majority of Low-Income Recipients Access to Religiously Affiliated Schools
BOSTON - An annual voucher of between $6,000 and $8,000 would…
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Study Proposes School Voucher Plan for 10,000 Low-Income Mass. Students
New Study Proposes School Voucher Plan for 10,000 Low-Income…
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Innovative Approaches to Developing Effective Teachers
Pioneer Institute study looks at charter public school successes beyond…
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New Report: Closing the Achievement Gap Through METCO
Closing the Achievement Gap Through METCO
Pioneer Institute…
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Civil Rights: Charter Schools and Teacher Unions
Widow of Civil Rights Legend, Editor of MLK Papers to Keynote…
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Study: State Must Revise Flawed “Growth Model” & “Proven Provider” Regs
Charter School Study Calls for Revisions to the State’s Flawed…
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Study: States Should Replicate AppleTree Institute’s High-Quality Charter Early Ed Program
Report to be discussed in forum on district and charter early…