MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Leading Public Intellectual Steven Pinker to Headline 2018 Lovett C. Peters Lecture in Public Policy
Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard, Bestselling…
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…
Public Statement on MBTA Ridership & Pension Costs
Monday’s meeting of the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control…
“Catch-22” of State Prevailing Wage Law Prevents Flagger Reform from Achieving Significant Savings
State law sets prevailing wage at highest collectively bargained…
Co-author of Landmark Longfellow Bridge Study Optimistic about State Infrastructure Maintenance Investments
BOSTON - Reconstruction of the Longfellow Bridge is now complete,…
The Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth
Taking advantage of the public comment period, Pioneer Institute…
Study Finds Vast Majority of Teacher Union Dues Fund State and National Affiliates
Local MTA affiliates that conduct collective bargaining negotiations…
Study Finds MassHealth’s Enhanced Eligibility Verification Saves $250 Million a Year
Reforms fixed MassHealth's $1.2 billion eligibility crisis, freed…
New Book on Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Touts Record of Achievement, Minimal Impact on District Finances
Recommendations Include Promoting Innovation, Removing Limits…
Study Finds Declining Student Achievement and Increased Harm to School Choice Since Common Core
Read coverage of this report in The Daily Caller, Breitbart News,…
Pioneer Institute Awards Gala to Highlight Proposals to Address Student Debt Crisis & Promote Job Training
Speakers Include John Sexton, NYU President Emeritus; Massachusetts…
Video Highlights Long-Running Journal that Publishes History Essays by High School Students
BOSTON - A new video highlights the work of Will Fitzhugh, who…
Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 27th Annual Better Government Competition
NYU President Emeritus, Massachusetts Governor to Headline Awards…
Kudos To CHIA On Major Step Toward Greater Healthcare Price Transparency
Pioneer applauds the Center for Health Information and Analysis…
Public Statement: The State Legislature’s Answer to the Janus Decision: The Employee Coercion & Intimidation Act
Pioneer has previously referred to a “Tammany Hall-like nexus”…
Report Recommends Alternatives to Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation
Value-based reimbursement, focus on middlemen in drug distribution…
Survey Shows Wide Variation in Both Overall Cost of Medical Procedure and Amount Paid by Consumers
Making all-payer claims data public could put downward pressure…
Study: Boston-Area Communities Should Loosen Restrictions for Accessory Dwelling Units
Additional units could help ease housing shortage
BOSTON—A…
New Study Warns of Emergence of Two-Tiered Public Education System in Massachusetts
Contact Jamie Gass, 617-723-2277 ext. 210 or jgass@pioneerinstitute.org
Overall…
Study: No Longer A City On A Hill: Massachusetts Degrades Its K–12 History Standards
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education…
Poll: Parents, Teachers, Legislators Support Reinstating Passage of U.S. History MCAS Test as High School Graduation Requirement
Strong majorities of parents, history and social studies teachers,…
Study: UMass Amherst Admissions Standards Now Higher for MA Students than Non-Residents
Freshman admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship…
Study: Methodology of Noted “Millionaire’s Tax” Researcher Excludes Vast Majority of Millionaires
The work of a Stanford University Professor whose research has…
Study Finds MA Inter-District School Choice Program a Success, but Should Be Updated
Policy makers should raise tuition rate, cap on program enrollment
BOSTON…
Time to End MA State Legislature’s Exemption from Public Records Law
The purpose of transparency laws is to promote more effective,…
Study: MA Private & Religious School Students Denied Federally Funded Special Education Services
Despite federal laws to the contrary, state education agency…
MA Health Insurers Have Made Good Progress in Price Transparency, But Significant Work Remains
Read press coverage of this report in the Boston Business Journal and…
Public Statement: Pioneer Institute Questions UMass Amherst’s Purchase of Mt. Ida Campus
Between September 2015 and the fall of 2017, Pioneer Institute…
Press Release: Birmingham Touts 1993 Ed Reform Act’s Success, Expresses Concerns about Recent Policies
BOSTON - Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former…
Time to End Legislative Exemptions from Public Records & Open Meeting Laws
Under Massachusetts law, the state Legislature is not considered…