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Making Healthcare Prices Accessible
Today, Pioneer Institute filed a Public Comment with the federal…
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Pioneer Institute Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear School Choice Case
Claims amendment to Montana Constitution motivated by anti-Catholic…
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New Study Urges State to Slow Down, Rethink Proposal to Protect Students from College Closings
Board of Higher Education proposal risks “false positives”…
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U.S. HHS Secretary Alex Azar to Be Featured Speaker at Pioneer Institute’s 2019 Hewitt Healthcare Lecture
BOSTON – Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Some Public, Private MA Universities Adapting to Rise of Tech in Finance Industry, but Students Still Insufficiently Prepared
New report recommends establishing additional coursework, certification…
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State DPH Continues to Deny Private School Students Millions in School Nurse Services
State should establish a fund to provide partial support for…
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Public Statement: A Responsible Reply to the Fall River Superintendent’s Comments
In a recent opinion piece, Charlie Chieppo, a Pioneer Senior…
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Study Finds Massachusetts Lagging on Transparency of Public Official Statements of Financial Interest
A few simple changes would update system, improve transparency
Read…
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New Study Finds Multiple Problems with Push for Social-Emotional Learning in K-12 Education
Little research evidence for, or objective, reliable way to measure…
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Teacher Unions Support Progressive Taxation, but Maintain Flat-Rate Membership Dues Structure
Study shows lowest-paid teachers can pay up to 140 percent more…
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Whistleblowers Were Proven Right: MBTARF Was Underreporting Its Unfunded Pension Liabilities
In a new brief, Pioneer shows that whistleblowers’ 2015 claim…
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Pioneer Institute Public Statement on the MBTA’s Proposal to Increase Fares by 6.3 Percent
While Pioneer Institute opposed the 2016 MBTA fare increases,…
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Study Finds Patient Cost for MRI Largely Unrelated to Overall Price or Insurer Contribution at 14 MA Hospitals
Read coverage of this report in WCVB-TV, Boston Herald, the Boston…
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Majority of Dues Paid by Mass. Public Higher Education Faculty Goes to State, National Union Affiliates
At state colleges and universities, portion that stays on campus…
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Study Says State Unfunded Pension Liability Rising Despite Recent Reforms, Overall Strong Economy
More responsible assumptions about pension fund investment performance…
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Study: After Janus, Public Employees Should Only Pay Union Dues, Fees After Knowing, Intelligent Waiver
Public Employers Should Immediately Stop Collecting Agency Fees…
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Study: Financial Impact of Charter Schools Depends on Percentage of Funding Districts Receive from State
“Foundation” districts unaffected, but charter tuition may…
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Study Urges Caution Before Adopting ICER Reviews to Determine Cost Effectiveness of Treatments
Review methodology could negatively impact elderly, the disabled,…
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Public Statement on Alma del Mar Charter School Expansion
Last night, Jeffrey Riley, the Massachusetts Commissioner of…
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Study: After-School Programs Can Help Improve Flat or Declining Math Achievement
Philanthropic, other organizations should consider providing…
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Press Release: Pioneer Institute Filed Amicus Brief in Case Applying Supreme Court’s Janus Ruling to MA
BOSTON – On January 8th, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…
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Announcing Pioneer Institute’s 2019 Better Government Competition: “Moving People & Goods Forward”
America is a country on the move. Our economy and quality of…
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Leading Public Intellectual Steven Pinker to Headline 2018 Lovett C. Peters Lecture in Public Policy
Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard, Bestselling…
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Review of MBTA Twitter Alerts Finds Fewer “Delayed” Trains, Corresponding Increase in Those “Running Behind”
BOSTON - A review of four years of MBTA commuter rail Twitter…
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Public Statement on MBTA Ridership & Pension Costs
Monday’s meeting of the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control…
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“Catch-22” of State Prevailing Wage Law Prevents Flagger Reform from Achieving Significant Savings
State law sets prevailing wage at highest collectively bargained…
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Co-author of Landmark Longfellow Bridge Study Optimistic about State Infrastructure Maintenance Investments
BOSTON - Reconstruction of the Longfellow Bridge is now complete,…
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The Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth
Taking advantage of the public comment period, Pioneer Institute…
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Study Finds Vast Majority of Teacher Union Dues Fund State and National Affiliates
Local MTA affiliates that conduct collective bargaining negotiations…
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Study Finds MassHealth’s Enhanced Eligibility Verification Saves $250 Million a Year
Reforms fixed MassHealth's $1.2 billion eligibility crisis, freed…