New Report Outlines Massachusetts’ Experience with State Receiverships

Proposes legislation for MBTA emergency control board BOSTON…

Civil Rights: Charter Schools and Teacher Unions

Widow of Civil Rights Legend, Editor of MLK Papers to Keynote…

Tom Birmingham Joins Pioneer as Distinguished Sr Fellow in Education

Was a principal author of 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform…

The Pioneer Institute’s Statement on the MBTA

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The MBTA is broke and broken.  It is structurally insolvent. …

Study: Massachusetts Public Pension Systems Unprepared for Next Recession

Actuarial assumption adjustments clarify which funds are troubled…

STUDY: MA Public Pension Systems Unprepared for Next Recession

Actuarial assumption adjustments clarify which funds are troubled…

Study: Refocus on Workfare to Lift Mass. Residents from Poverty

Two decades after welfare reform, only 7.3 percent of Mass. recipients…

Baker’s Dozen: A Common Sense Healthcare Agenda for the Next Governor

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Pioneer Institute is pleased to present, “Baker’s Dozen:…

2015 Better Government Competition: Reforming the US Criminal Justice System

Pioneer Institute is pleased to announce that its 2015 Better…

Study: State Must Revise Flawed “Growth Model” & “Proven Provider” Regs

Charter School Study Calls for Revisions to the State’s Flawed…

Study: Vocational-Technical Schools & Businesses Strengthening Mass.’s Economy

Vocational-Technical Schools and Businesses Strengthening the…

Study: Public Pension Liabilities Are Undervalued by Tens of Billions of Dollars

Historical Market Performance of Asset Classes Held by Retirement…

A Challenge to Economic Freedom: Declining Labor Participation

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Even with lower unemployment rates in Massachusetts and the U.S.,…

Study: $1B Price Tag for ACA Health Exchange & New Medicaid Program in Mass.

Study: $1 Billion Price Tag for ACA Health Exchange & New…

Study: Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History Instruction

Study Says Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History…

Gov. Jindal’s Common Core Lawsuit Draws on Pioneer’s Research

BOSTON - The legal complaint issued by Governor Jindal’s office…

Reflecting on Massachusetts’ Fiscal State Under the Patrick Administration

Report Finds Massachusetts Economy Resilient, But Strategic Risks…

Study: States Should Replicate AppleTree Institute’s High-Quality Charter Early Ed Program

Report to be discussed in forum on district and charter early…

Study: MBTA Retirement Fund Failings a Cautionary Tale

Study Finds Poor Governance Structure, Lack of Accountability…

State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Help Low-Income Students

Study Finds State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Provide…

Study: 5% Increase in Spending Could End Urban Charter School Waitlists in Failing Districts

Study: Urban Charter School Waitlists Could Be Nearly Eliminated…

Study: Tax Credits Would Help MA Stem Loss of R&D Market Share

$1 billion life sciences initiative has created just 571 jobs,…

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 23rd Annual Better Government Competition

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 23rd Annual Better Government…

States Should Adopt Stand-Alone Teacher Licensure Test in Reading Linked to Common Core

States Should Adopt Stand-Alone Teacher Licensure Test in Reading…

Study: New Technology, Relaxation of Protections Threaten Student Privacy

Press Release: Study Finds That New Technology, Relaxation of…

Study Finds Poetry Slighted in Common Core English Standards

Significant overall reduction in time spent on classic literary…